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sprayhood

sprayhood noun: a frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.

Noun

sprayhood (plural sprayhoods)

  1. A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.
    Synonyms:
    dodger

Synonyms of sprayhood

Forms of sprayhood

pluralsprayhoods

Origin of sprayhood

From spray + hood.

Questions about sprayhood

What does sprayhood mean?
Sprayhood means a frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.
What part of speech is sprayhood?
Sprayhood is a noun.
What is the plural of sprayhood?
The plural of sprayhood is sprayhoods.

Words near sprayhood in the dictionary

  1. sprayed edges
  2. sprayer
  3. sprayers
  4. sprayey
  5. sprayful
  6. sprayhood
  7. sprayhoods
  8. sprayier
  9. sprayiest
  10. spraying
  11. spraying and praying

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