Bowsprit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbəʊspɹɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bowsprit is a noun meaning (nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
Meaning
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
Example Sentences
There lay the Ghost, bow on to the beach, her splintered bowsprit projecting over the sand, her tangled spars rubbing against her side to the lift of the crooning waves. Something must be done, must be done.
Word Forms
- bowsprits
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spar, boltsprit, forebeam, staysail, strongback, martingale.
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