noun
Etymology: span (VI)
: a triangular or square shackle in the head of a large bolt driven through the forecastle deck to receive the heel of the fish davit
noun
Etymology: span (VI)
: a triangular or square shackle in the head of a large bolt driven through the forecastle deck to receive the heel of the fish davit
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012