two-master
[ too-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]
nounNautical.
a vessel rigged with two masts.
Origin of two-master
11895–1900; two mast(s) + -er1
Other words from two-master
- two-masted, adjective
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How to use two-master in a sentence
They both saw at once the two-masted vessel that was rolling sluggishly in the sea.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's | Laura Lee HopeThat's a picture of the A1 two-masted schooner Flyin' Duck, and the waves is only thrown in, as you might say.
Cap'n Eri | Joseph Crosby LincolnOf the fate of the two-masted vessel built by the shipwrecked crew, nothing was ever discovered.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson | Charlotte M. YongeOne looked in the distance like a two-masted ship flying before the wind under press of sail.
Travels in Alaska | John MuirPerhaps you have seen a two-masted vessel with yards on her foremast and none on her main.
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