"spritsail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spritsails [plural]
Etymology: From sprit + sail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sprit|sail}} sprit + sail Head templates: {{en-noun}} spritsail (plural spritsails)
  1. (nautical) 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. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: sprit-sail Translations (type of sail): civadera [feminine] (Catalan), priitpuri (Estonian), varpapurje (Finnish), Blinde [feminine] (German), vaile dé sprède [feminine] (Norman), sprisegel [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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