lower mast
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A small projection on the outside of the cheeks of a lower mast, at the upper parts of the hounds.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
Then came the upper spars wheeling strongly round, under the pressure of the vessel's bottom against the extremity of the lower mast.
From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by Cooper, James Fenimore
On the bowsprit is stretched the jib, another triangular sail, which reaches nearly to the top of the lower mast.
From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
In a schooner brig-rigged, the foremast carries four square sails; the foresail, on the lower mast; above, the top-sail, on the topmast; then, on the top-gallant mast, a top-sail and a royal.
From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Verne, Jules
On looking round he found that numerous pieces of the wreck floated near him, and that the portion to which he clung was the broken lower mast.
From Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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