twin-masted

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twin-masted (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Having two masts.
    Synonyms: two-masted, double-masted
    • 1964, Africa and Indonesia the Evidence of the Xylophone and Other Musical and Cultural Factors, Brill Archive, page 191:
      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.
    • 2009 October 27, Miles Kendall, Ultimate Sailing Adventures: 100 Extraordinary Experiences on the Water, Fernhurst Books Limited, →ISBN:
      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.
    • 2014 February 28, Richard Woodman, The Sea Warriors: Fighting Captains and Frigate Warfare in the Age of Nelson, Seaforth Publishing, →ISBN, page 348:
      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.

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