[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

boom \boom\ b=oom, n. d. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. see
   beam.
   1. naut. a long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of
      extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib
      boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
      1913 webster

   2. mech. a long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a
      derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted
      is suspended.
      1913 webster

   3. a pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel
      in a river or harbor. obs.
      1913 webster

   4. mil.  naval a strong chain cable, or line of spars
      bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a
      harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.
      1913 webster

   5. lumbering a line of connected floating timbers stretched
      across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw
      logs, etc., from floating away.
      1913 webster

   boom iron, one of the iron rings on the yards through which
      the studding-sail booms traverse.

   the booms, that space on the upper deck of a ship between
      the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars,
      etc., are stowed. --totten.
      1913 webster
see also:
beam boom iron the booms 

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