bowsprit

名词 bowsprit:

1. a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel

bow.sprit

n.Nautical （名词）【航海】
A spar, extending forward from the stem of a ship, to which the stays of the foremast are fastened.
船首斜桅：从船头柱上伸出来的帆桅，其上用于系前桅的支索

来源：
Middle English bouspret
中古英语 bouspret
possibly from Middle Low German bôchsprôt
可能源自 中古低地德语 bôchsprôt
bôch [bow]
bôch [船头]
sprôt [sprit] * see sper-
sprôt [斜杠] *参见 sper-