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main royal mast

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noun

Nautical.

  1. the part of the mainmast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, the main topgallantmast.

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At length the main royal mast of the latter gave way in the strain, which gave the stranger so much the advantage that he effected a junction with his consort.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

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