A long pole of steel or wood, usually circular in section, one or more of which are usually located, in an upright position, on the centre line of a ship. Originally intended for carrying sails, they are now used more as supports for the rigging, cargo and boat-handling gear and wireless equipment.
Ipali ende yokhuni okanye yentsimbi; ejikeleza kwindawo, enye okanye ezininzi ezisoloko zibekiwe, endaweni ejonge phezulu, kumbindi wenqanawe. Ngokwentsusa ijolise ekuthwaleni iseyile ngenqanawe, ngoku zisetyenziswa kakhulu njengezixhasi zentambo yokuxhasa imasti, imithwalo, nokuphatha izixhobo zesikhitshane nezixhobo ezingasebenzisi ngcingo.