spar deck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spar deck
First recorded in 1560–70
Example Sentences
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Undead sailors calmly went about their business on the spar deck.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
I crept back from the ventilation grate and made my way upstairs to join Annabeth and Tyson on the spar deck.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
He passed from the spar deck to the berth deck, where everything was in keeping with her appearance above.
From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Optic, Oliver
What few officers and men there were on duty at night would be on the spar deck, so there was no one on the gun deck to bother us, and all below were asleep.
From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous
The Serapis now triced up her lower-deck ports, showing two complete batteries, besides her spar deck, lighted up for action, and making a most formidable appearance.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
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