bowsprit in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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It had a high rounded stern with large aftcastle, forecastle and bowsprit at the stem.
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The foresail is mounted on a bowsprit.
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The vessels are sorted by ship length including bowsprit, if known.
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The fore-topmast stay goes to the end of the bowsprit, a little beyond the fore-stay, on which the fore-topmast staysail runs on hanks.
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The rigging, sails, gaffs, booms, bowsprit and rudder were missing, as was most of the copper sheathing.
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The design featured a large, balanced, club foot, self-tacking jib set on an 8 feet bowsprit supported by a dolphin striker.
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Until the mid-1700s, most ships also flew a sprit-topsail from the short sprit topmast that rose vertically "above" the fore end of the bowsprit.
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Using a bowsprit allows the size of the gennaker to be a much larger sail than would be possible with a symmetrical spinnaker.
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They also have a retractable bowsprit that extends a spinnaker-genoa kite two or more meters beyond the bow.
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She is clinker-built and was schooner rigged with a bowsprit.
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