spar deck

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noun Nautical.

the upper deck of a vessel, extending from stem to stern.

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Compare main deck.

Origin of spar deck

First recorded in 1560–70

The rest of the spar deck and nearly the whole of the forward cabins were torn out bodily.
The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy
Men were being killed and maimed every minute, those faring best whose duty kept them on the spar deck.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
She had seven decks—one main or sleeping, three close decks, one forecastle, and a spar deck of two floors.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston
The water had reached her main deck; all her men were now on the spar deck, where they yet served the pivot guns.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

The next thing will be a telephone in every stateroom, with a wireless central on the saloon deck or the spar deck.
The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless|H. Irving Hancock