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Pole head

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pole-headnounAlternative form of polehead. [The portion of a mast above the crossbar that holds the sail, which sometimes support a flag or topsail.]
poleheadnoun(more generally) The top of any pole.
figure-headnounAlternative spelling of figurehead. [(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.]
beak-headnounAlternative form of beakhead. [(nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.]
headnoun(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
cat-headnounAlternative form of cathead. [(nautical) A heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end.]
mainmast headnoun(nautical) The top of a sailing ship’s mainmast.
spinnaker polenoun(nautical) A spar used to support the spinnaker.
headropenoun(nautical) The part of a bolt rope that is sewn to the upper edge or head of a sail.
floorheadnoun(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
main-mastnounAlternative spelling of mainmast. [(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.]
power polenounA vertical pole of concrete, wood or steel that carries electric power cables.
mastheadnoun(US) A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc.
stemheadnoun(nautical) The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.
headsailnoun(nautical) Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.
headboardnounA vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.
tops'lnoun(nautical) Alternative spelling of topsail. [(nautical) A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship.]
flagpolenounA tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
round topnounAlternative form of round-top. [(nautical) A platform at the top of a ship's mast.]
top-flagnoun(nautical, obsolete) A flag flown from the top of the mast of a sailing ship.

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