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
Being Christmas week the boat was not crowded, and she had a cabin to herself on the spar deck, so there was no "stable-companion" to find out anything about her.
From Jan and Her Job by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)
She had seven decks—one main or sleeping, three close decks, one forecastle, and a spar deck of two floors.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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
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