At the top of the mainmast is a fighting top from which project two large spears. From Wordnik.com. [A Short Account of King's College Chapel] Reference
Paul did not think so; but he made no reply to the angry man, though he ordered the alleged culprit to the mainmast, which is the locality of the high court on shipboard. From Wordnik.com. [Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim] Reference
Spaniard amidships, just under the lee of the mainmast. From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
Here comes Terlan with the mainmast of his brother's yacht. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
He stood leaning against the mainmast, his eyes fixed on Tom. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
Matters, however, did not stand so well forward of the mainmast. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
Then the yards were crossed and sails bent on the mainmast; and the. From Wordnik.com. [The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea] Reference
Behind the mainmast several shells struck home; we saw the high flame. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
The mizzen, being of considerably less diameter than the mainmast, took. From Wordnik.com. [The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea] Reference
Gallipoli; the Admiral's flag-ship, the Royal George, lost her mainmast. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
There were no sails, and the mainmast had one yard-arm, the rest had none. From Wordnik.com. [Byeways in Palestine] Reference
Pasha as far as the mainmast, and twice they were driven back with terrible loss. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Barbary Corsairs] Reference
Nelson was placed, in a coffin made out of the mainmast of the French ship, L'Orient. From Wordnik.com. [Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland] Reference
The mainmast was well fished, but we were obliged to be very tender of carrying sail. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
Collins, the statement that the mainmast was placed farther aft than normal was rejected. From Wordnik.com. [The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80] Reference
From that moment, I suffered no one to approach the quarter-deck nearer than the mainmast. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
The sea was now breaking in at the fore-part of the ship, and reached as far as the mainmast. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
Captain Miles was standing by the mainmast bitts, there setting them down before him for judgment. From Wordnik.com. [The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea] Reference
In that defense a great stone cut the mainmast of the British flagship, and another crushed through the. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
I said to Sir Hyde: "This is no time, Sir, to think of saving the masts, shall we cut the mainmast away?". From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
I placed my palms against the mainmast, which was of a goodish bigness, and waited, every nerve upon the stretch. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
The Venetian flagship was rushed by a boarding-party of Janissaries, and her decks cleared as far as the mainmast. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima] Reference
He sat by the mainmast and continued to direct the fighting till a second shot ended his short but brilliant career. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
The youngest brother is carried away in the first blast of the tempest with the mainmast to which he had bound himself. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
On one unlucky evening we ran on board the sloop of war, carried away the mainmast, and destroyed a part of her upper works. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
When the lights were first seen, the detective was standing forward of the mainmast, and suddenly a pallor overspread his face. From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
The deckhouse shown in Marestier's sketch extends from a little forward of the mainmast to a little forward of the paddle wheel axle. From Wordnik.com. [The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80] Reference
Turning to the first minister who waited behind him with a white staff near as tall as the mainmast of the "Royal Sovereign," the King of. From Wordnik.com. [Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American] Reference
An examination showed that the crossbeam supporting the mainmast was split from end to end, and only the roof structure held it in place. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns] Reference
The after end of the cylinder, and its piping, had to clear the mainmast by at least 9 to 10 inches to allow removal of the cylinder head for inspection and repair. From Wordnik.com. [The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80] Reference
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