sprit

IPA/sprɪt/
IPA/sprɪt/

sprit — noun

  • spritsingular
  • spritsplural

1. A pole on a sailing boat that runs diagonally from the mast to the top outer cor

1.名詞
釋義

A pole on a sailing boat that runs diagonally from the mast to the top outer corner of a four-sided sail, keeping the sail spread open to catch the wind.

例句

Hao tightened the sprit with a rope before the wind picked up.

collocation: tighten the sprit

The old wooden sprit snapped in half during the sudden squall.

sprit + verb: snap / break under force

同義詞
  • spar

    a general term for any wooden or metal pole on a sailing boat; a sprit is one specific type of spar

  • gaff

    a spar that also supports a fore-and-aft sail but hangs down from the mast rather than pushing up from below

常見錯誤

❌The bowsprit holds the sail up from the mast.
✅The sprit holds the sail up from the mast.
💡A bowsprit extends forward from the front of the boat, not upward from the mast.