sprit
pronunciation
How to pronounce sprit in British English:
UK [sprɪt]
How to pronounce sprit in American English:
US [sprɪt]
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- Noun:
- a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
Word Origin
- sprit (n.)
- Old English spreot "pole, pike, spear," originally "a sprout, shoot, branch," from Proto-Germanic *sprut- (see sprout (v.)). Cognate with Middle Dutch spriet, Middle Low German spryet, German Spriet, North Frisian sprit. Restricted nautical sense of "diagonal spar from a mast" is from 14c. Related: Spritsail.
Example
- 1. Responsible and eager to learn ; good team sprit .
- 2. Excellent communication skills and team sprit .
- 3. You how could I measure in space , but to feel , your sprit that other do not know it well .
- 4. Team sprit is necessary and good communication skill is better .
- 5. Good interpersonal skill and teamwork sprit .