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trysail mast
noun
Nautical.
a small auxiliary mast fastened just abaft the mainmast or foremast of a sailing vessel.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trysail mast1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
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A snow was a small vessel like a brig except for having a supplementary third, or trysail, mast.
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