It is beamy, with a rounded bow, and it carries a broad mainsail—spritsail rigged (Listener).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sprit-sail — … Useful english dictionary
sprit — bow·sprit; sprit·sail; sprit·ty; sprit; sprit·tie; … English syllables
sail — as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; fore·sail; fore·stay·sail; gaff·sail; head·sail; lug·sail; main·sail; mat·sail; moon·sail; re·sail; sail·age; sail; sail·er; sail·less; sail·or; sail·or·ing; sail·or·iz·ing; sail·or·less; sail·or·ly; sail·or·man;… … English syllables
sprit — [sprit] n. [ME spret < OE spreot, a sprout, pole, akin to Du spriet: for IE base see SPREAD] a pole or spar extended diagonally upward from a mast to the topmost corner of a fore and aft sail, serving to extend the sail … English World dictionary
Sprit — Sprit, n. [OE. spret, AS. spre[ o]t a sprit; spear; akin to D. spriet, and E. sprout, sprit, v.t. & i. See {Sprout}, v. i.] (Naut.) A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprit — /sprit/, n. Naut. a small pole or spar crossing a fore and aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail. [bef. 900; ME spret, OE spreot; c. D, G Spriet; akin to SPROUT] * * * … Universalium
sprit — ► NOUN Sailing ▪ a small spar reaching diagonally from a mast to the upper outer corner of a sail. ORIGIN Old English, «punting pole»; related to SPROUT(Cf. ↑sprout) … English terms dictionary
sprit — /sprɪt/ (say sprit) noun a small pole or spar crossing a fore and aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner of a sailing vessel, thus serving to extend the sail. {Middle English spret, Old English sprēot} …
sprit — noun Etymology: Middle English spret, sprit, from Old English sprēot pole, spear; akin to Old English sprūtan to sprout Date: 14th century a spar that crosses a fore and aft sail diagonally … New Collegiate Dictionary
sprit — sprɪt n. boom or pole or spar extending diagonally outward from a mast to the topmost corner of a fore and aft sail (serving to extend the sail) … English contemporary dictionary
