Definition of Jurymast

1. Noun. (nautical) A temporary mast constructed when a vessel has been dismasted, usually in heavy weather. ¹

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Definition of Jurymast

1. a temporary mast [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jurymast

jury duty
jury is out
jury mast
jury nullification
jury panel
jury pool
jury pools
jury rig
jury rigs
jury system
jury trial
jury trials
jurying
juryless
juryman
jurymast (current term)
jurymasts
jurymen
juryo-kaku
jurywoman
jurywomen
jus
jus'
jus accrescendi
jus civile
jus cogens
jus gentium
jus sanguinis
jus soli

Literary usage of Jurymast

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

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"jurymast, a temporary spar used to replace a mast which has been lost from any cause, and so to enable the vessel to reach some port for more permanent ..."

2. The Diseases of Children, Medical and Surgical by Henry Ashby, George Arthur Wright (1896)
"The jurymast must be carefully modelled to the particular case, ... Failing ike treatment in bed, the jurymast is, we think, as good a plan as any, ..."

3. A Digest of the Judgments in Board of Trade Inquiries Into Shipping Casualties by Henry Cadogan Rothery, Tucker Fulton Squarey (1882)
"On the 28th the captain rigged up a small spar as a main jurymast. ... Instead of rigging the jurymast in place of the mainmast, ..."

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