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| fore-topmast |
the spar or part of a mast serving as the topmast of a vessel's foremost mast. |
| gaff |
a spar that extends or supports the upper edge of certain sails. [1/6 definitions] |
| jib boom |
a spar attached to and extending beyond the bowsprit of a sailing vessel, used to secure the jib or other headsail. |
| main yard |
the lowest transverse spar or pole on the mainmast, used to set the mainsail on a sailing vessel. |
| mast1 |
a long, vertical pole that rises from the bottom of a sailing vessel to support the sails and rigging; spar. [1/2 definitions] |
| royalmast |
the small mast immediately above, and usu. on the same spar as, a topgallant mast. |
| spinnaker |
a large, triangular, usu. brightly colored or striped sail set on a long spar and swung out opposite the mainsail when the wind is coming from behind the boat, used esp. in sailboat and yacht racing. |
| timber hitch |
a knot used to tie a rope to a spar or log in which the rope is wrapped once around the object to be held and then several times along its own length. |
| yard1 |
a long rod or spar, mounted crosswise on a mast and tapering toward the ends, that supports and spreads a sail. [1/2 definitions] |
| yardarm |
either half of a spar that hangs at right angles across a mast to support a square sail. |
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