spritsail

IPA: sprˈɪtsˈeɪɫ

noun

  • (nautical) A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.
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Examples of "spritsail" in Sentences

  • They were usually spritsail rigged on two masts.
  • The spritsail rig was normally used without a boom.
  • She spent some of her life ketch rigged and some of it spritsail rigged.
  • The spritsail is a form of three or four sided, fore aft sail and its rig.

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