Look up: spritsail

1. Spritsail
   A spritsail or sprit sail is a type of sail which is extended by a sprit or pole, reaching diagonally across the sail from the mast at the foot, to the peak, outer edge corner of the sail. It can be raised, lowered or brailed up very quickly.
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2. spritsail
   [n] - a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit
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3. Spritsail
   Sprit'sail noun (Nautical) (a) A sail extended by a sprit. (b) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the spritsail yard.
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4. spritsail
   noun a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit
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5. Spritsail
   • (n.) A sail extended by a sprit. • (n.) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the spritsail yard.
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6. Spritsail
   A four-sided fore and aft sail set on the mast, and supported by a spar from the mast diagonally to the peak of the sail.
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7. Spritsail
   The `spritsail` is a form of three or four-sided, fore-aft sail and its rig. Unlike the gaff where the head hangs from a spar along its edge, this rig supports the leech of the sail by means of a spar or spars named a `sprit`. The forward end of the sprit spar is attached to the mast but bisects the...
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