| 单词 | royal mast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroyal mast royal mast n. Nautical a mast fixed on top of a topgallant mast; also attributive in royal-mast-head; cf. fore-royal n. at fore- prefix 2a(d) and main-royal-mast at main adj.2 Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > mast above topgallant mast royal mast1782 royal pole1834 royal1937 1782 J. Trumbull M'Fingal iii. sig. G Sudden met his angry eye, A pole, ascending thro' the sky, Which num'rous throngs of Whiggish race Were raising in the market-place; Not higher school-boys kites aspire, Or royal mast or country spire. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 197 It is usual to take down royal masts. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast ii. 14 I took my bucket of grease and climbed up to the royal-mast-head. 1930 Sea Breezes 86 Does anybody know if the Prince Oscar had fidded royal masts when she first came out? 2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) ii. 62 Looking past the Beara Head 's pitching bowsprit, he felt taut and elated, trembling as if he was up aloft again, clinging to the royal mast. < as lemmas |
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