'Bowsprit' definitions:
Definition of 'bowsprit'
From: WordNet
noun
A spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
Definition of 'Bowsprit'
From: GCIDE
- Bowsprit \Bow"sprit`\, n. [Bow + sprit; akin to D. boegspriet; boeg bow of a ship + spriet, E. sprit, also Sw. bogspr["o]t, G. bugspriet.] (Naut.) A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward. [1913 Webster]