bowsprit in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bowsprit in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bowsprit [Am ˈbaʊˌsprɪt, ˈboʊˌsprɪt, Brit ˈbəʊsprɪt] N

bowsprit

bauprés m

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bowsprit in the PONS Dictionary

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bauprés m NAUT

bowsprit

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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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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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Unlike a spinnaker, the asymmetric does not require a spinnaker pole, since it is fixed to the bow or 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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The length of the ketch including bowsprit was then 19,5 m.

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She is clinker-built and was schooner rigged with a bowsprit.

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There may also be a bowsprit possibly extended by a jib-boom, which extends forward past the bow.

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In this method of measuring bowsprit including jibboom and out-board part of spanker boom if any have both no effect on the ship's length.

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It had a high rounded stern with large aftcastle, forecastle and bowsprit at the stem.

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The design was traditional, with a wineglass stern, full keel, and bowsprit.

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