noun
definition
A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
Examples of bowsprit in a Sentence
In the meantime, if your boat has a bowsprit, could you please check the bobstay, its attachments and its components.
All went well until we hit the problem of how to retract the bowsprit.
She is currently modeled with staysail rig, but does have a bowsprit that can be fitted.
You can see the bowsprit, foremast with crow's nest, a cannon.
These were clinker built cutters with a large spread of sail and a very long bowsprit.
The retractable bowsprit and easily raised or lowered mast make the 24 ' economical to berth and suitable for single-handed sailing.
Three crew members of May [Master - Gerald Gadd] preparing her bowsprit jib and jib topsail.