Around the mizzenmast is the after-saloon, with eight cabins leading out of it. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
From foremast and mizzenmast came two successive hails. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Hotspur]
The French Neptune was slowed by her trailing mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Trafalgar]
It fell quickly, and as it fell it bore down the mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Darkness] Reference
Elfa, Hunnar, and September stood con'versing near the mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [Mission to Moulokin]
Chase was standing by the mizzenmast, hands clasped behind his back. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Trafalgar]
Arrr, it makes a mockery of the Jolly Roger we fly about our mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [Avast! Pirates are loving the ‘iPatch’ | Sync Blog] Reference
The Thienz itself stood propped against the mizzenmast just aft of the helm. From Wordnik.com. [Stormwarden]
The old mizzenmast has been converted into a bowsprit and jib-boom in one piece. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
He made his way to the yam sacks lashed abaft the mizzenmast and got his bottle. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER XI] Reference
But its mizzenmast was intact, it was no longer listing, and hope filled his massive chest. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Chaos]
Now he let fly from the mizzenmast and the alarming words changed to an indecipherable gurgling. From Wordnik.com. [Mission to Moulokin]
On a sudden I took it into my head to fancy that the mizzenmast wasn't so secure as the foremast. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
He would shout jovial remarks like 'Ship ahoy!' and 'Stow the mizzenmast!' which got little appreciation. From Wordnik.com. [Three Hearts and Three Lions]
The schooner was tossed about like a toy, and the mizzenmast was sprung so that no sail could be rigged on it. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real] Reference
In vain Mahoney strove to get the men to take turns in watching aloft from the mizzenmast for any chance vessel. From Wordnik.com. [THE "FRANCIS SPAIGHT"] Reference
Every sail on the mizzenmast vanished in a rush of flame, compelling the two men to crouch and shield their faces. From Wordnik.com. [THE SEED OF McCOY] Reference
She carried but two masts, and a pair of high funnels rose just forward of where the mizzenmast would be on most ships. From Wordnik.com. [The Order War]
The Pucelle had ripped away a part of the Frenchman's Ensign, while the rest was in the water with the fallen mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Trafalgar]
Fresh water, in small quantities, they were able to obtain by holding a cover of a tureen under the saddle of the mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [THE "FRANCIS SPAIGHT"] Reference
A rope from the mizzenmast had frayed loose and was whipping madly about, threatening to pull free part of the lowermost sail. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Chaos]
States, to leeward, is firing her port broadside; the Macedonian has lost her mizzenmast, her fore and main-topmasts, and her mainyard. From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
The men were luckily very smart in taking in canvas, but at one time the captain thought he should have had to cut away the mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [A First Year in Canterbury Settlement] Reference
She had lost her mizzenmast, and her other masts and several of her yards were injured. From Wordnik.com. [The Rival Crusoes] Reference
He himself assisted in lashing the jib-stay of the Serapis to the mizzenmast of the Richard. From Wordnik.com. [Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History] Reference
She lost her mizzenmast, fore and main topsails and main yard, and was much damaged in the hull. From Wordnik.com. [Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History] Reference
He set the noose firmly upon his shoulders, leaped up, and caught at the hoops on the mizzenmast. From Wordnik.com. [Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916] Reference
Engage the pedal drive or strap on the optional jumbo mizzenmast, and the GTxi SS / Rt Sport Edition easily exceeds 2016. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Fury] Reference
The mainmast, as if torn up by some invisible hand, fell over the side, the foremast and mizzenmast following in quick succession. From Wordnik.com. [The Rival Crusoes] Reference
We could not keep the men at quarters, we struck; they took our flag too; then you came down, and he sheered off; then the mizzenmast went. From Wordnik.com. [For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution] Reference
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