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Definition of Masted
1. Adjective. Having or furnished with a mast; often used in combination. "A three-masted bark"
Definition of Masted
1. a. Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.
Definition of Masted
1. Adjective. Having masts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Masted
1. mast [v] - See also: mast
Lexicographical Neighbors of Masted
Literary usage of Masted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1808)
"Observations on the present Contraction of Shift, with an Account of the Four-masted
Vessel Transit, II. Observations on the Log and Line, ..."
2. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by Herbert B. Mason (1908)
"A schooner is a two-masted vessel with yards only on the foremast, and carrying
... A barque or ship is a three-masted vessel, square- rigged on the two ..."
3. The universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1731)
"... a Ihip is faid fo to be, her lie too mach down by che wind, tnj labour too
much л hull. Under masted, a fhip is (aid Го со be, ..."
4. Annals of the American Revolution: Or, A Record of the Causes and Events by Jedidiah Morse (1824)
"... had their colours half masted. The body was brought to Savannah, and interred
on the 20th. The funeral procession was attended by the Cincinnati, ..."
5. Excursions and Lessons in Home Geography by Charles Alexander McMurry (1905)
"... -masted SCHOONER AT Palatka, Florida, the children enjoy a visit on board a
three-masted schooner. Palatka is about seventy miles from the mouth of the ..."