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sprayhood

noun

A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.

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nounsprayhood (plural sprayhoods)

plural sprayhoods

nauticalA frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.
Synonyms: dodger

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nounA frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.

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From spray + hood.

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sprayhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprayhood

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“sprayhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprayhood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprayhood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprayhood.

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