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 Definitions of bowsprit  [ˈbaʊ sprɪt, ˈboʊ-]  

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Definition of 'bowsprit' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bowsprit
a spar projecting from the upper end of the bow of a sailing vessel.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME bouspret < MLG bōchspret=bōchbow3+spret pole)

Definition of 'bowsprit' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bowsprit
a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
Definition of 'bowsprit' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bowsprit
a large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward

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