spritsail

/sprit-seyl; Nautical sprit-suhl/US // ˈsprɪtˌseɪl; Nautical ˈsprɪt səl //UK // (ˈsprɪtˌseɪl, nautical ˈsprɪtsəl) //

帆船,帆船运动,帆船运动的发展,水上飞机

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n.名词 noun

Hell want a bigger kerchief than a spritsail now, Ill be bound.
The spritsail filled with the wind, suddenly, careening the frail open craft till it seemed it would surely capsize.
The spritsail flapped emptily and the boat righted to an even keel, causing the two men swiftly to change position.
Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
The people rushed from the guns, and crowded out upon the bowsprit, the spritsail-yard, and the knightheads.