bowsprit
Kelime Anlamı :
1. cıvadra.
2. gemi direk.
3. civadra.
4. cıdavra (gemi).
Tanımlar :
1.
nautical A spar, extending forward from the stem of a ship, to which the stays of the foremast are fastened.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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A large spar which projects forward from the stem of a ship or other vessel.
2. beyond it extend the jib-boom and the flying-jib boom. the bowsprit is secured downward by the bobstays and the gammoning (which see), and at the sides by the bowsprit-shrouds, which are secured to the bows of the ship. from the outer end of the bowsprit a spar called the martingale or dolphin-striker projects downward to support the martingale-stays, and two smaller spars, called whiskers, project sidewise to support the jib-guys. on the foretopmast-stay, the jib-stay, and the flying-jib stay (which extend downward from the foretopmast-head and the foretop-gallantmast-head to the ends of the bowsprit, jib-boom, and flying-jib boom) are set the foretopmast-staysail, the jib, and the flying jib. corruptly written boltsprit.
2. beyond it extend the jib-boom and the flying-jib boom. the bowsprit is secured downward by the bobstays and the gammoning (which see), and at the sides by the bowsprit-shrouds, which are secured to the bows of the ship. from the outer end of the bowsprit a spar called the martingale or dolphin-striker projects downward to support the martingale-stays, and two smaller spars, called whiskers, project sidewise to support the jib-guys. on the foretopmast-stay, the jib-stay, and the flying-jib stay (which extend downward from the foretopmast-head and the foretop-gallantmast-head to the ends of the bowsprit, jib-boom, and flying-jib boom) are set the foretopmast-staysail, the jib, and the flying jib. corruptly written boltsprit.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia