masting

How to use masting in a sentence

• Sheer′-hulk, an old dismasted ship with a pair of sheers mounted on it for masting ships; Sheer′-leg, one of the spars.

  Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various

• I do not know how far the masting was consonant to his wishes.

  From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life | Captain A. T. Mahan

• The peculiar style of her masting had drawn his attention to her.

  The Flag of Distress | Mayne Reid

• The masting business was a very important one in the early days of New Brunswick.

  Glimpses of the Past | W. O. Raymond

• The masting business was, however, carried on by Hazen, White and Peabody for several years longer.

  Glimpses of the Past | W. O. Raymond