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Definition of Royal mast
1. Noun. Topmast immediately above the topgallant mast.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Royal Mast
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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