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bowsprit (pron. bo- as in no), orig. boltsprit, a large spar projecting from the stem of sailing vessels to provide the means of staying a fore-topmast and from which the jibs were set. When a fore-topgallant mast was set, the bowsprit was extended by a jib-boom, to the end of which was led the fore-topgallant mast stay on which the flying jibs were set. The bowsprit itself was held rigidly in place by shrouds led to each bow of the vessel and by a bobstay led from its outer end to the stem of the vessel just above the waterline. A running bowsprit, as opposed to a standing one, was where, in some smaller cutter-rigged sailing vessels, the bowsprit was fitted so that it could be run in, or furled, by sliding inboard.
Sail training ships and classic yachts apart, the bowsprit has now virtually disappeared. |
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"bowsprit." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bowsprit." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-bowsprit.html "bowsprit." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-bowsprit.html |
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bow·sprit
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a spar extending forward from a ship's bow, to which the forestays are fastened.
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"bowsprit." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bowsprit." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bowsprit.html "bowsprit." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bowsprit.html |
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bowsprit ˈbowˌsprit; ˈbō- n. a spar extending forward from a ship's bow, to which the forestays are fastened.
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"bowsprit." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bowsprit." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bowsprit.html "bowsprit." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bowsprit.html |
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"bowsprit." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bowsprit." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bowsprit.html "bowsprit." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bowsprit.html |
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