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n.
A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts.
a.
Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.
n.
A Dutch vessel with two masts.
n.
An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle.
n.
A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated.
n.
The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.
n.
DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails.
n.
Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.
n.
Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.
a.
Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with square sails.
v. t.
A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
n.
A rope used for binding masts and spars.
a.
Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.
n.
The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.
n.
Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was called a topsail schooner. About 1840, longer vessels with three masts, fore-and-aft rigged, came into use, and since that time vessels with four masts and even with six masts, so rigged, are built. Schooners with more than two masts are designated three-masted schooners, four-masted schooners, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.
n.
An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
n.
A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean.
v. i.
To pitch; as, the ship sends forward so violently as to endanger her masts.
v. t.
The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
a.
Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels.
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