bowsprit (Meaning)
Wordnet
bowsprit (n)
a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
Webster
bowsprit (n.)
A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
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a spar projecting from the bow of a vesselA large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
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The ship's bowsprit extended gracefully from the bow, reaching out like an arrowhead.
Sailors climbed the rigging to secure the sails to the bowsprit.
Seabirds perched on the bowsprit, surveying the vast ocean below.
The captain stood proudly at the tip of the bowsprit, scanning the horizon.
