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Definition of Bowsprits

Bowsprit
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.

Meaning of Bowsprits from wikipedia

- figurehead. "Bowsprit". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 15 November 2012. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bowsprits. The dictionary definition of bowsprit at Wiktionary...
- sources may include bowsprits in LOA. Confusingly, LOA has different meanings. "Sparred length", "Total length including bowsprit", "Mooring length" and...
- Cresset nuclear test series. The dictionary definition of bobstay at Wiktionary Bowsprits Archived 2015-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, classic Marine...
- vessel. Its forward corner (tack) is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are...
- agility and speed, especially upwind. The high, raked masts and long bowsprits and booms favoured in Bermuda allowed its vessels of all sizes to carry...
- 120 metres (390 ft) high and may be a crater. At its northern end sits Bowsprit Point, a northeast-trending peninsula that rises steep from the sea and...
- relatively variable s****, they can often be distinguished by their prominent "bowsprits", which are protrusions of the "gular" shields, from their plastrons under...
- of a vessel, while the ensign is flown on the stern (rear). Jacks on bowsprits or foremasts appeared in the 17th century. A country may have different...
- sailing ship that was used mostly for trading. Xebecs had a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. The term can also refer to a small, fast vessel...
- the mast. A forward mast placement and a fixed (as opposed to running) bowsprit, but with two headsails may give categorisation as a sloop. An example...