sprayhood

English

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English spray + English hood (neighbourhood).

Origin

English

hood

Gloss

neighbourhood

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