A spar or structure resin above the hull and upper portions of a ship holding sails, rigging, etc up; A large long spar, placed nearly vertical on the center line of a ship. (Maritime)
Maritime Activity and Risk Investigation Network (MARIN) Research Group, Glossary (Covering Maritime, Geographic Information System GIS, Search & Rescue SAR, Weather, Risk), Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada 2004. http://www.marin-research.ca/english/research/glos sary/index.php, (Mrtm&RInvtn - Canad) {542}