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Meaning of spike plank | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

obsolete

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

spike poison spike protein spike strip spike team spike train spike-in

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