Meaning of bowsprit | Babel Free
ˈbəʊspɹɪtDefinitions
A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
Equivalents
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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