bowsprit

Significado (Inglés)

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

Sinónimos

Traducións

arbre de beaupré

liaison de type beaupré

albero di bompresso

mât de beaupré

πρόβολος

πρόβολος πλοίου

Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈbəʊspɹɪt/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

First attested in late 13th century. Probably borrowed from Middle Low German bochspret, from boch (“bow of a ship”) + spret (“pole”) (related to Old English spreot and English sprout).

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