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Bowsprit Common

Bowsprit has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel

2

A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.

See Also
jib boom provide knockabout reefing bowsprit means coat staysail dolphin striker
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
spar
Rhyming Words
rit brit crit writ trit frit grit marit mcrit ivrit nurit berit merit sprit torit dorit zerit afrit ifrit qutrit
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