Definition of Royal mast
1. Noun. Topmast immediately above the topgallant mast.
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Literary usage of Royal mast
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1. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"of the lower part, the main-topmast, the main-topgallant-mast, and the
main-royal-mast ; and the mizzen- mast of the lower part, the mizzen- topmast, ..."
2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1856)
"Bremen bai-k Caroline, in latitude 43° N., longitude 50° W. ; which split the
fore-royal-mast and topgallant-mast, and injured the topmast. 20th. ..."
3. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"Th« portions of a mast consisting of several spars are termed, — The lower-mast,
top-must, tap-gallant mas/, royal- mast. The hight of a lower-mast has ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1856)
"Bremen bark Caroline, in latitude 43° N., longitude f)0° W. ; which split the
fore-royal-mast and topgallant-mast, and injured the topmast. 20th. ..."
5. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana, Charles Welsh (1907)
"Another hand was sent to the royal mast-head, who staid nearly an hour, but gave up.
The work must be done, and the mate sent me. ..."
6. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana, Charles Welsh (1907)
"A lad who had been at work at the royal mast-head, came down upon deck, ...
Another hand was sent to the royal mast-head, who staid nearly an hour, ..."
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