1. resembling or having the characteristics of a spar (a long wooden or metal pole used to support sails on a ship)
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The sparlike mast extended high above the deck.
• He fashioned a sparlike support from a long piece of timber.
• The sparlike structure provided the necessary framework for the rigging.
• The boat’s sparlike boom swung across the cockpit.
• She noticed the sparlike quality of the ship’s rigging poles.