Usually means: Horizontal spar on topsail yard.
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▸ noun:  (nautical) A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail

Similar:
jackstaff, jigger-mast, jacktop, jack-staff, jigger, jack block, jack, spinnaker pole, sprit, boom, more...

Opposite:
foreyard, bowsprit, jibboom

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Similar:
jackstaff, jigger-mast, jacktop, jack-staff, jigger, jack block, jack, spinnaker pole, sprit, boom, more...

Opposite:
foreyard, bowsprit, jibboom



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