Masculine
Spant
Meaning
rib (element stabilizing the hull)
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃpant/
Etymology
In summary
18th century, borrowed from Low German Spant, extended form of Middle Low German span, deverbal from spannen. Comparable with High German Gespann (“that which is clamped, fastened; hence, team of horses, oxen”). Compare Dutch spant.
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