Definition of Royal mast

1. Noun. Topmast immediately above the topgallant mast.

Generic synonyms: Topmast

Lexicographical Neighbors of Royal Mast

royal casino
royal charter
royal court
royal families
royal family
royal fern
royal flush
royal flushes
royal house
royal household
royal icing
royal jelly
royal line
royal marriage
royal marriages
royal mast (current term)
royal osmund
royal palm
royal penguin
royal penguins
royal poinciana
royal progress
royal progresses
royal purple
royal red prawn
royal road
royal stag
royal tennis
royal touch
royal velvet plant

Literary usage of Royal mast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

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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