spritsail
a sail extended by a sprit.
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How to use spritsail in a sentence
Hell want a bigger kerchief than a spritsail now, Ill be bound.
In Search of Mademoiselle | George GibbsThe spritsail filled with the wind, suddenly, careening the frail open craft till it seemed it would surely capsize.
The Sea-Wolf | Jack LondonThe spritsail flapped emptily and the boat righted to an even keel, causing the two men swiftly to change position.
The Sea-Wolf | Jack LondonEarly in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
The Cruise of the Snark | Jack LondonThe people rushed from the guns, and crowded out upon the bowsprit, the spritsail-yard, and the knightheads.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.
British Dictionary definitions for spritsail
/ (ˈsprɪtˌseɪl, nautical ˈsprɪtsəl) /
a rectangular sail mounted on a sprit in some 19th-century small vessels
(in medieval rigging) a square sail mounted on a yard on the bowsprit
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