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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca