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Definition of Jury mast
1. Noun. A temporary mast to replace one that has broken off.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jury Mast
Literary usage of Jury mast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pye's Surgical Handicraft: A Manual of Surgical Manipulations, Minor Surgery by Walter Pye (1893)
"... but the simple plan known as the "jury mast" system is very generally efficient,
and can be carried out by any surgeon or dresser. ..."
2. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Jury-mast (said to be for injury-mast, one put in place of an injured mast).
(Naut.) A temporary mast, or substitute for one. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"In this view, a jury-mast is one by help of which a vessel drives along. ...
Jury-mast, a yard set up instead of a mast that is broken down by a storm or ..."
4. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"Rig a jury-foremast, fitting spars and sails to the best advantage; when the
jury-mast is rigged, reeve a main-topmast stay, of a hawser, ..."
5. The Kedge-anchor, Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Appertaining Tothe Practical by William N. Brady (1882)
"Rig a jury-foremast, fitting spars and sails to the best advantage; when the
jury-mast is rigged, reeve a main-topmast stay, of a hawser, ..."
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