royal mast

American  

Or royalmast

noun

Nautical.

1. a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.

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Etymology

Origin of royal mast

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Many in the West are our Kings and Princes noble, Orchards bend double beneath their fruitage vast; Sloes upon the thorn-bush shine in blue abundance, Oaks in redundance drop the royal mast.

From A Celtic Psaltery by Graves, Alfred Perceval

The lowest section was ten inches square and tapered upwards to the small royal mast at a prospective height of one hundred and twenty feet.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

Masts: The masts of a full-rigged three-masted ship are the following: Fore-mast, topmast, topgallant-mast, royal mast.

From Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced by Household, H. W.

Further, they ordered the same to be fitted to the foretopmast and the spare t'gallant and royal mast.

From The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by Hodgson, William Hope

I had traced out bit by bit, until now I could clearly see the jackstay, running along the top of the royal mast; and, you know, the royal itself was set.

From The Ghost Pirates by Hodgson, William Hope