How To Use spritsail In A Sentence
- The mizzen-topsail, which was a comparatively new sail and close reefed, split from head to foot in the bunt; the foretopsail went in one rent from clew to caring, and was blowing to tatters; one of the chain bobstays parted; the spritsailyard sprung in the slings, the martingale had slued away off to leeward; and owing to the long dry weather the lee rigging hung in large bights at every lurch. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11
- They were long open boats with a large spritsail and jib.
- The spritsailyard rattled, and broke off sharp'at the point where it crossed the bowsprit; and a heavy smashing thump against our bows told, in fearful language, that we had run her down. Tom Cringle's Log
- Sails named for parts of the ship include gaff sails, jib-headed sails, spritsails, and lateen and lugsails.
- The spritsail flapped emptily and the boat righted to an even keel, causing the two men swiftly to change position.
- The spritsail was a simple triangular sail, whose leading edge was fastened to the mast by a rope.
- I came on deck to find the Ghost heading up close on the port tack and cutting in to windward of a familiar spritsail close-hauled on the same tack ahead of us. Chapter 19
- The deserted boat was in the trough of the sea, rolling drunkenly across each comber, its loose spritsail out at right angles to it and fluttering and flapping in the wind. Chapter 25
- Three sails are carried on the bowsprit along with the spritsail that hangs from the spritsail yard.
- It is also fitted with two small masts rigged with spritsails, a sailing rig that is still used by Thames sailing barges today.
