SPRIT


Meaning of SPRIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsprit ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English spret, sprit, from Old English sprēot pole, spear; akin to Old English -sprūtan to sprout

Date: 14th century

: a spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

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