a small spar reaching diagonally from low on a mast to the upper outer corner of a sail.
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मस्तूल से पाल के ऊपरी कोने तक कर्ण रूप में फैला हुआ पालsprit
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Using a longer spar, and attaching it lower down the mast, can allow the sail to be nearly rectangular, the top-front corner being held by the mast alone, and the top-rear by the spar or sprit alone.
