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单词 bowsprit
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bow•sprit  (bousprit, bō-),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa spar projecting from the upper end of the bow of a sailing vessel, for holding the tacks of various jibs or stays and often supporting a jib boom.
  • Middle Low German bōchspret (cognate with Dutch boegsprit) (bōch bow3 + spret pole, cognate with Old English sprēot)
  • Middle English bouspret 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bowsprit /ˈbəʊsprɪt/ n
  1. a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, used to carry the headstay as far forward as possible
Etymology: 13th Century: from Middle Low German bōchsprēt, from bōch bow³ + sprēt pole
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