Definition of Sprit

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

Generic synonyms: Spar
Group relationships: Spritsail

Definition of Sprit

1. v. t. To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.

2. v. i. To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.

3. n. A shoot; a sprout.

4. n. A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.

Definition of Sprit

1. a ship's spar [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sprit

sprinkled
sprinkler
sprinklered
sprinklering
sprinklers
sprinkler system
sprinkles
sprinkling
sprinklings
sprint
sprinted
sprinter
sprinters
sprinting
sprints
sprit (current term)
sprite
sprite
spritely
sprites
sprits
spritsail
spritsails
spritz
spritzed
spritzer
spritzers
spritzes
spritzig
spritzigs

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