pescante

Definitions of pescante
  1. noun
    a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
  2. noun
    any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
    synonyms: aguilón, brazo, foque, jirafa
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