Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sprit — bow·sprit; sprit·sail; sprit·ty; sprit; sprit·tie; … English syllables
bow — bow; bow·darc; bow·den; bow·dich·ia; bow·ditch; bow·dock; bow·el·less; bow·en·ite; bow·en s; bow·er barff; bow·er·ly; bow·et; bow·grace; bow·ing·ly; bow·kail; bow·legged; bow·less; bow·line; bow·man s; bow·ser; bow·sprit; bow·stave; bow·ster;… … English syllables
sprit|sail — «SPRIHT SAYL; Nautical SPRIHT suhl», noun. any fore and aft sail supported and stretched by a sprit: »It is beamy, with a rounded bow, and it carries a broad mainsail spritsail rigged (Listener) … Useful english dictionary
bowsprit — bow·sprit … English syllables
bowsprit — bow•sprit [[t]ˈbaʊ sprɪt, ˈboʊ [/t]] n. naut. navig. a spar projecting from the upper end of the bow of a sailing vessel • Etymology: 1300–50; ME bouspret < MLG bōchspret=bōch bow III+spret pole … From formal English to slang
bowsprit — bow|sprit [ bou,sprıt ] noun count a long pole that sticks out from the front of a ship … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bowsprit — /bow sprit, boh /, n. Naut. a spar projecting from the upper end of the bow of a sailing vessel, for holding the tacks of various jibs or stays and often supporting a jib boom. [1300 50; ME bouspret < MLG bochspret (c. D boegsprit) (boch BOW3 +… … Universalium
Bowsprit — Bow|sprit [ bəʊsprɪt; engl. gleichbed.]: ↑ Bugspriet … Universal-Lexikon
Spinnaker — For other uses, see Spinnaker (disambiguation). Bear of Britain, a Farr 52 with masthead spinnaker in front of Calshot Spit A spinnaker is a special type of sail that is designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a… … Wikipedia
Bowsprit — Bow sprit , n. [Bow + sprit; akin to D. boegspriet; boeg bow of a ship + spriet, E. sprit, also Sw. bogspr[ o]t, G. bugspriet.] (Naut.) A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
