bowsprit in a sentence
Examples
- The masts were always steeply raked and unstayed, and the jib was flown from a bowsprit.
- Jaques married Marie-Anne Racine, at the coast of Bowsprit on November 7, 1701.
- Internationally it is known by the two names of " angulate " and " bowsprit " tortoise.
- If secured by a chain to the bowsprit, it is iron-scored at the heel.
- Jib and bowsprit of the two are of western origin, with junks almost never carrying one.
- If disco were a ship, Ms . Summer would be the noble figurehead carved into its bowsprit.
- The bowsprit on a tall ship may be of considerable length and carry several forestays supporting the foremast.
- Some boats had a topsail on the mizzen mast, while others had a bowsprit carrying a jib.
- To make space for the jib, the mast was stepped further back and a bowsprit was added.
- It features a roller furling jib, a bowsprit for an asymmetrical spinnaker, and an open deck.