Royal-mast

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary

(n) Royal-mast
the fourth and highest part of the mast from the deck, commonly made in one piece with the topgallant mast

Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr.,—L. regalis, regal.

Usage in literature

The officer, seeing my lazy posture, ordered me to slush the main-mast, from the royal-mast-head, down. "Two Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana

Across the masts, horizontal, are the yards, four in number, lower, topsail, topgallant, and royal. "The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence" by A. T. Mahan

Main-mast, topmast, topgallant-mast, royal mast. "Anson's Voyage Round the World" by Richard Walter

Royal and top-gallant yards were sent down, and the masts struck. "The Three Lieutenants" by W.H.G. Kingston

A fore-royal already bent was found in the sail-room, and a spar served as a mast. "From Powder Monkey to Admiral" by W.H.G. Kingston

The royal-masts had previously been sent down. "Ben Burton" by W. H. G. Kingston

The royal masts were seen bending about like fishing-rods, first one way then the other. "The Rival Crusoes" by W.H.G. Kingston

Sometimes all three of us used to be sent aloft to furl the royals, which are the highest sails on the masts. "Taking Tales" by W.H.G. Kingston

The royal-mast still towered above, and below, threatened the dark face of Le Gros. "Ran Away to Sea" by Mayne Reid

They had kept two of the lighter spars for a mast and yard, and they picked up a royal unburnt, which would serve as a sail. "Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs" by William H. G. Kingston