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reefing bowsprits

reefing bowsprits is the plural of reefing bowsprit.

Meaning of reefing bowsprit

Noun

reefing bowsprit (plural reefing bowsprits)

  1. A bowsprit rigged so that it can be easily run in, or shortened by sliding inboard. It was popular in cutters.

Questions about reefing bowsprits

What is reefing bowsprits the plural of?
Reefing bowsprits is the plural of reefing bowsprit.

Words near reefing bowsprits in the dictionary

  1. reefgoby
  2. reefier
  3. reefiest
  4. reefing
  5. reefing bowsprit
  6. reefing bowsprits
  7. reefings
  8. reefless
  9. reeflike
  10. reefline
  11. reeflines

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