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Definition of Bowsprit
1. Noun. A spar projecting from the bow of a vessel.
Definition of Bowsprit
1. n. A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
Definition of Bowsprit
1. Noun. (nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bowsprit
1. a ship's spar [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowsprit
Literary usage of Bowsprit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"If the bowsprit is lifted the fore-topmast loses part of its support. In the case
of a small vessel, the lifting of a bowsprit would wreck her whole system ..."
2. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"Now your stage being secured, you can proceed to gammon your bowsprit. Get two
stout luff-tackles on the stage and voil block ; then get a span around the ..."
3. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1918)
"Formerly the bowsprit was always composed of two spars, the bowsprit proper and
the jib-boom. The latter was of wood and was arranged to unship by drawing ..."
4. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"bowsprit-CAP. The crance or cap on the outer end of the bowsprit, ... bowsprit-HEART.
The heart or block of wood used to secure the lower end of the ..."
5. Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin: With a Memoir by Charles Dibdin (1864)
"BEN bowsprit I am, and a true bonny boy,— Pull away! pull away! so funny ...
What d'ye think of Ben bowsprit of Wapping ? My grandfather bulg'd with a ..."
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