Associations to the word «Bowsprit»

Wiktionary

BOWSPRIT, noun. (nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.

Dictionary definition

BOWSPRIT, noun. A spar projecting from the bow of a vessel.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke