skipjack
noun
skip·jack
ˈskip-ˌjak 
plural skipjacks or skipjack
1
: any of various fishes (such as a ladyfish or bluefish) that jump above or are active at the surface of the water
especially
: skipjack tuna
2
: a sailboat with vertical sides and a bottom similar to a flat V
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To give an overall recap: Low-mercury tuna like skipjack?
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
Up until that point, skipjack fish had never lived in the lake, but flood waters must have brought them in, Payne said.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024
The property’s 1902 skipjack, the Stanley Norman, can whisk guests on a Chesapeake Bay sunset cruise.
—Julekha Dash, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2023
Albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack are the most common, but other types like tongol and bigeye are also used.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2024
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
Up until that point, skipjack fish had never lived in the lake, but flood waters must have brought them in, Payne said.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024
The property’s 1902 skipjack, the Stanley Norman, can whisk guests on a Chesapeake Bay sunset cruise.
—Julekha Dash, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2023
Albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack are the most common, but other types like tongol and bigeye are also used.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for skipjack
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“Skipjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skipjack. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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