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bowsprit

[bou-sprit, boh-] / ˈbaʊ sprɪt, ˈboʊ- /
NOUN
bow
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STRONGEST


NOUN
prow
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But Dutreux said he didn’t see the American boat, which had the right of way, and crashed his bowsprit into the 11th Hour hull.

From Washington Times

The 40-foot, two-handed boat Avalanche pulled out with a broken bowsprit shortly after the start and Yeah Baby was forced out with rudder damage after being hit by a sail fish late Monday.

From Seattle Times

Fast and agile, he had a superior vertical leap and used his 7-foot-4 wingspan to block shots with his arm outstretched like a bowsprit.

From Washington Post

He was napping with radar alarms on when the two boats struck, tearing his sail, breaking one of his hydrofoils and ripping off his bowsprit.

From New York Times

Everyone on board drowns, except for one man who rescues himself by leaping up and grabbing the ship’s bowsprit:

From Washington Post