What's the difference between bowsprit and staysail?

Bowsprit


Definition:

  • (n.) A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The C ring of the vindoline moiety is in the boat conformation with the hydroxy group and the tertiary N in the bowsprit positions resulting in a fairly short intramolecular hydrogen-bonding interaction.

Staysail


Definition:

  • (n.) Any sail extended on a stay.

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