Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891
Spars
Sea Terms
A general term applied to masts, booms, gaffs and yards.
Masts, spars, etc. — single-tree lower mast, topmast, topgallant mast, lower yard, topsail yard, topgallant yard and royal yardMasts and spars of a ship, named from bowsprit to monkey-gaff