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 Literature
I crept back from the ventilation grate and made my way upstairs to join Annabeth and Tyson on the spar deck.
From Literature
Spar′-deck, the upper deck of a vessel.
From Project Gutenberg
He passed from the spar deck to the berth deck, where everything was in keeping with her appearance above.
From Project Gutenberg
"We shall have no quarrel with the Yankee ships," replied Somers, as he led the way to the spar deck again, for he was not disposed, just yet, to let Pillgrim and Langdon, who were confined there, hear his voice.
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