Bowsprit

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bowsprit \Bow"sprit`\, n. [Bow + sprit; akin to D. boegspriet;
     boeg bow of a ship + spriet, E. sprit, also Sw. bogspr["o]t,
     G. bugspriet.] (Naut.)
     A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship
     or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bowsprit
       n : a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel