running bowsprit

  • 1running bowsprit — noun : a bowsprit that can be run in or rigged in when headsails are taken off …

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  • 2running — /run ing/, n. 1. the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs. 2. managing or directing: the running of a business. 3. an act or instance of racing: the 113th running of the Kentucky Derby. 4. the condition of a track or surface to be run or… …

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  • 3running — run•ning [[t]ˈrʌn ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of one that runs 2) management; direction: the running of a business 3) an act or instance of racing: the 113th running of the Kentucky Derby 4) the condition of a track or surface to be run or raced on 5)… …

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  • 4bowsprit — ► NOUN ▪ a spar running out from a ship s bow, to which the forestays are fastened …

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  • 5Bowsprit — The bowsprit, or boltsprit, of a sailing vessel is a pole extending forward from the vessel s prow. It provides an anchor point for the forestay(s), allowing the fore mast to be stepped further forward on the hull.On large tall ships the bowsprit …

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  • 6bowsprit — [ bəʊsprɪt] noun a spar running out from a ship s bow, to which the forestays are fastened. Origin ME: from Mid. Low Ger. bōgsprēt, MDu. boechspriet, from boech bow + spriet sprit …

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  • 7bowsprit — n. Naut. a spar running out from a ship s bow to which the forestays are fastened. Etymology: ME f. Gmc (as BOW(3), SPRIT) …

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  • 8Cutter (boat) — A gaff cutter KLEINE FREIHEIT with a genoa jib set A cutter may refer to several types of nautical vessels. When used in the context of sailing vessels, a cutter is a small single masted boat, fore and aft rigged, with two or more headsails and… …

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  • 9Lugger — Lug ger, n. (Naut.) A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix. Totten. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10fid — /fid/, n. Naut. 1. a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one. 2. a stout bar used to hold a running bowsprit in its extended position. 3. a wooden or metal pin for parting strands of a rope. 4. a bar or …

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