spritsail

sprit·sail

S0674400 (sprĭt′səl, -sāl′)n. A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail extended by a spar running diagonally to the sail's peak.

spritsail

(ˈsprɪtˌseɪl; ˈsprɪtsəl) n1. (Nautical Terms) a rectangular sail mounted on a sprit in some 19th-century small vessels2. (Nautical Terms) (in medieval rigging) a square sail mounted on a yard on the bowsprit

sprit•sail

(ˈsprɪtˌseɪl; Naut. -səl)

n. a sail extended by a sprit. [1425–75; late Middle English sprete seyle (see sprit, sail); compare Dutch sprietzeil]

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spritsail - a fore-and-aft sail extended by a spritfore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft directionsprit - a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

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