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Bowsprit vs Foremast - What's the difference?

bowsprit | foremast |

In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between bowsprit and foremast

is that bowsprit is (nautical) a spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface while foremast is (nautical) (on a ship with more than one mast ) the mast nearest the bow.

As nouns the difference between bowsprit and foremast

is that bowsprit is (nautical) a spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface while foremast is (nautical) (on a ship with more than one mast ) the mast nearest the bow.

bowsprit

English

(wikipedia bowsprit)

Noun

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

    • foremast

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fore-mast

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) (on a ship with more than one mast ) the mast nearest the bow

    • See also

    * mainmast * mizzenmast

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