span block

noun

Any of the blocks at the topmast and topgallant-mast heads, for the studding-sail halyards.

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Meanings

nounspan block (plural span blocks)

plural span blocks

  1. nauticalAny of the blocks at the topmast and topgallant-mast heads, for the studding-sail halyards.
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APA

span block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20block

MLA

“span block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20block. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “span block,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20block.

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