sprit-sail

A form of spritsail — A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.

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Meanings

nounsprit-sail (plural sprit-sails)

plural sprit-sails

  1. alternativeAlternative form of spritsail.
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APA

sprit-sail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprit-sail

MLA

“sprit-sail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprit-sail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprit-sail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprit-sail.

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