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Bowsprit

Bowsprit Meaning & Definition
Bowsprit Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bowsprit?

[n] a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel

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Bowsprit In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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