undermastedadj.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌunderˈmasted.

(See quot. 1841.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > having masts > having specific type of masts

undermasted1599

taunt-masted1627

pole-masted1666

1599 N. Downton in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 201 She was..much vndermasted, and vndersailed, yet she went well for a ship that was so foule.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 15 If either too small or too short, she is vnder masted or low masted.

1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 29 The chief cause why short, bluff, undermasted Vessels sail cheaper than others.

1841 B. J. Totten Naval Text-bk. 437 Under-masted, or under-sparred,..applied to vessels which have masts under the usual dimensions.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 706.

1900 W. R. Kennedy Hurrah Life Sailor xiii. 202 She was nothing else than an undermasted, undermanned coal-hulk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	undermasted
释义	undermastedadj. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌunderˈmasted. (See quot. 1841.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > having masts > having specific type of masts undermasted1599 taunt-masted1627 pole-masted1666 1599 N. Downton in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 201 She was..much vndermasted, and vndersailed, yet she went well for a ship that was so foule. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 15 If either too small or too short, she is vnder masted or low masted. 1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 29 The chief cause why short, bluff, undermasted Vessels sail cheaper than others. 1841 B. J. Totten Naval Text-bk. 437 Under-masted, or under-sparred,..applied to vessels which have masts under the usual dimensions. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 706. 1900 W. R. Kennedy Hurrah Life Sailor xiii. 202 She was nothing else than an undermasted, undermanned coal-hulk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1599
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