Spreaders

Horizontal struts on a mast that hold the shrouds out.

How to sign

Use Both flat-B hands, palms down. The base or passive hand is Mast already established at the center; no separate passive hand. Place both flat-B hands together at one upper point on the mast. Move both hands symmetrically sideways, horizontally, in one short stroke. Hold both hands level as cross-arms; then release. Place the mast. At an upper point, extend two flat-B hands symmetrically sideways from the mast; keep them horizontal and brief.

Spreaders in American Sign Language