Definitions for spritsail
ˈsprɪtˌseɪl; Naut. -səlsprit·sail

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spritsailnoun

   a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spritsailnoun

   A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spritsailnoun

   The sail which belongs to the boltsprit-mast. Dict.

   Etymology: sprit and sail.

   Our men quitted themselves of the fireship, by cutting the spritsail tackle off with their short hatchets. Richard Wiseman.

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1. Spritsail

   The spritsail is a four-sided, fore-and-aft sail that is supported at its highest points by the mast and a diagonally running spar known as the sprit. The foot of the sail can be stretched by a boom or held loose-footed just by its sheets. A spritsail has four corners: the throat, peak, clew, and tack. The Spritsail can also be used to describe a rig that uses a spritsail. Historically, spritsails were the first European fore-and-aft rigs, appearing in Greco-Roman navigation in the 2nd century BC.

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1. spritsail

   A spritsail is a type of sail that is used on certain types of boats and ships. It is a four-sided, fore-and-aft sail that is supported at its highest point by a spar, called a sprit, which is attached diagonally to the mast. This specific design of sail was commonly used on vessels from Northern Europe, particularly fishing vessels and barges, in the earlier centuries.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spritsailnoun

   a sail extended by a sprit

2. Spritsailnoun

   a sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the spritsail yard

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1. Spritsail

   The spritsail is a form of three or four-sided, fore-aft sail and its rig. Unlike the gaff where the head hangs from a spar along its edge, this rig supports the leech of the sail by means of a spar or spars named a sprit. The forward end of the sprit spar is attached to the mast but bisects the face of the sail, with the after end of the sprit spar attaching to the peak and/or the clew of the sail. It is said to be the ancestor from which the common gaff rig evolved in 16th-century Holland. Historically, spritsails were the first fore-and-aft rigs, appearing in Greco-Roman navigation in the 2nd century BC.

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1. • Fore-and-aft Sail

How to pronounce spritsail?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spritsail in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spritsail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spritsail
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spritsail
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=spritsail
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spritsail
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spritsail
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=spritsail