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trysail mast

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noun

Nautical.

  1. a small auxiliary mast fastened just abaft the mainmast or foremast of a sailing vessel.

Etymology

Origin of trysail mast

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

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A snow was a small vessel like a brig except for having a supplementary third, or trysail, mast.

From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin)

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