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Meaning of bowsprit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈbəʊspɹɪt/

Definitions

A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.

Equivalents

Čeština čelen
Deutsch Bugspriet
Español bauprés
Français beaupré
Italiano bompresso
Nederlands boegspriet
Português gurupés
Русский бушприт

Examples

“There lay the Ghost, bow on to the beach, her splintered bowsprit projecting over the sand, her tangled spars rubbing against her side to the lift of the crooning waves. Something must be done, must be done.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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