SPRIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sprit" is a kind of...):

spar (a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)

Holonyms ("sprit" is a part of...):

spritsail (a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit)

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