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royal mast

–noun Nautical.
a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.
Also, roy⋅al⋅mast.


Origin:
1785–95
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roy·al·mast also roy·al mast   (roi'əl-māst')   
n.   Nautical
The small mast immediately above the topgallant mast.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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