spike plank

noun

A platform before the mizzenmast of a vessel, used in Arctic voyages so that a sailor standing on it can see further ahead and pilot the ship out of the ice.

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Meanings

nounspike plank (plural spike planks)

plural spike planks

  1. obsoletenauticalA platform before the mizzenmast of a vessel, used in Arctic voyages so that a sailor standing on it can see further ahead and pilot the ship out of the ice.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spike plank,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spike%20plank.

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