Definition of sprit in English:

sprit

nounsprɪtsprɪt

Sailing

A small spar reaching diagonally from a mast to the upper outer corner of a sail.
〔航海〕斜撑帆杆
Example sentencesExamples
- When the smoke cleared, the Indy was nearly sprit to sprit with the Spanish Frigate.
- Using a longer spar, and attaching it lower down the mast, can allow the sail to be nearly rectangular, the top-front corner being held by the mast alone, and the top-rear by the spar or sprit alone.

Origin

Old English sprēot '(punting) pole'; related to sprout.

Rhymes

acquit, admit, backlit, bedsit, befit, bit, Brit, Britt, chit, commit, demit, dit, emit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, intermit, it, kit, knit, legit, lickety-split, lit, manumit, mishit, mitt, nit, omit, outsit, outwit, permit, pit, Pitt, pretermit, quit, remit, retrofit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, squit, submit, transmit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit

Definition of sprit in US English:

sprit

nounspritsprɪt

Sailing

A small spar reaching diagonally from low on a mast to the upper outer corner of a sail.
〔航海〕斜撑帆杆
Example sentencesExamples
- When the smoke cleared, the Indy was nearly sprit to sprit with the Spanish Frigate.
- Using a longer spar, and attaching it lower down the mast, can allow the sail to be nearly rectangular, the top-front corner being held by the mast alone, and the top-rear by the spar or sprit alone.

Origin

Old English sprēot ‘(punting) pole’; related to sprout.

词汇	sprit
释义	Definition of sprit in English: sprit nounsprɪtsprɪt Sailing A small spar reaching diagonally from a mast to the upper outer corner of a sail. 〔航海〕斜撑帆杆 Example sentencesExamples When the smoke cleared, the Indy was nearly sprit to sprit with the Spanish Frigate. Using a longer spar, and attaching it lower down the mast, can allow the sail to be nearly rectangular, the top-front corner being held by the mast alone, and the top-rear by the spar or sprit alone. Origin Old English sprēot '(punting) pole'; related to sprout. Rhymes acquit, admit, backlit, bedsit, befit, bit, Brit, Britt, chit, commit, demit, dit, emit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, intermit, it, kit, knit, legit, lickety-split, lit, manumit, mishit, mitt, nit, omit, outsit, outwit, permit, pit, Pitt, pretermit, quit, remit, retrofit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, squit, submit, transmit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit Definition of sprit in US English: sprit nounspritsprɪt Sailing A small spar reaching diagonally from low on a mast to the upper outer corner of a sail. 〔航海〕斜撑帆杆 Example sentencesExamples When the smoke cleared, the Indy was nearly sprit to sprit with the Spanish Frigate. Using a longer spar, and attaching it lower down the mast, can allow the sail to be nearly rectangular, the top-front corner being held by the mast alone, and the top-rear by the spar or sprit alone. Origin Old English sprēot ‘(punting) pole’; related to sprout.
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