spritsail
/ˈsprɪts(ə)l
/ /ˈsprɪtseɪl/noun
1A sail extended by a sprit.Three sails are carried on the bowsprit along with the spritsail that hangs from the spritsail yard....
- Sails named for parts of the ship include gaff sails, jib-headed sails, spritsails, and lateen and lugsails.
- The spritsail flapped emptily and the boat righted to an even keel, causing the two men swiftly to change position.
1.1A sail extended by a yard set under a ship’s bowsprit.The spritsail was a simple triangular sail, whose leading edge was fastened to the mast by a rope....
- Most of the small coastal vessels have spritsails which was the commonest rig for small vessels at this period.
- During the reign of Henry the Eighth, ships with two and three masts carried main and top sails, lateen mizzen sails and spritsails set under the bowsprit.
Rhymes
- out-of-series
- out of service
- out of sight
- out of sight, out of mind
- out of sorts
- out of square
- out-of-state
- out-of-stater
- out of temper
- out of the blue
- out of the box
- out of the common
- out of the frying pan into the fire
- out of the game
- out of the handicap
- out of the ordinary
- out of the (or one's) road
- out of the picture
- out of the question
- out of the way
- out-of-the-wayness
- out of (the) whole cloth
- out of the wood (or woods)
- out of this world
- out of time