bowsprit
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbəʊspɹɪt/
bowsprit (plural bowsprits)
- (nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
- French: beaupré
- German: Bugspriet
- Italian: bompresso
- Portuguese: gurupés
- Russian: бушпри́т
- Spanish: bauprés
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