Spritsail

2 definitions found

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

  Spritsail \Sprit"sail\ (spr[i^]t"s[=a]l; among seamen
     spr[i^]t"s'l), n. (Naut.)
     (a) A sail extended by a sprit.
     (b) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the
         spritsail yard.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spritsail
       n : a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit