bowsprit

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

boegspriet

Synoniemen

head

prow

Vertalingen

Bugspriet

beaupré

bompresso

arbre de beaupré

bauprés

bauprès

liaison de type beaupré

mât de beaupré

albero di bompresso

πρόβολος

gurupés

πρόβολος πλοίου

cıvadra

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbəʊspɹɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Oudengels: spreot

Verwant aan Engels: sprout

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).