Twin-masted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Twin-masted is an adjective meaning (nautical) Having two masts.
Meaning
(nautical) Having two masts.
Example Sentences
1 But the typical Indonesian twin-masted square-sail rig is indeed in evidence in West Africa. Picture 33 shows such a craft - a model made in Ghana.
Smaller cruisers bore a variety of rigs, mostly fore-and-aft in character, such as the single-masted cutter, the twin-masted schooner, or the two- or three-masted lugger.
The most daring was that of Team Philips, the twin-masted cat skippered by Pete Goss. The boat was fast but simply not strong enough to resist the battering she received from an Atlantic storm during pre-race sea trials.
Synonyms for twin-masted
Depending on context, synonyms include double-masted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include double-masted, twinhulled, multi-masted, quadruple-masted, triple-masted, single-masted.
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