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Example sentences for "gallant mast"

  • In the afternoon of this day, the wind blew in squalls, and carried away the main top-gallant mast.

  • In the afternoon it increased to a fresh gale, and blew in squalls; in one of which we lost our fore-top-gallant mast, having carried the sail a little too long.

  • Directly that person mounted the upper shrouds, on his way to the top-gallant mast, his emotion revived, and became even more and more lively.

  • Tom Tarpaulin, from the head of the top-gallant mast.

  • He scarcely breathed till he saw him gain the foot of the top-gallant mast.

  • At this critical moment the main-topmast snapped off like a pipe stem, just above the cap, and carried with it the fore-top-gallant mast.

  • Orders were given to send down the fore-top-gallant mast.

  • Jack at the mizzen top-gallant mast-head, and another lashed to the main-rigging.

  • When he reached the cap of the top-gallant mast he sat upon it and looked down at the harbour.

  • Such an amount of learning is extraordinary in a boy of his age and with his opportunities, especially in one active and courageous enough to go up to the cap of the top-gallant mast on his first trial in climbing a mast.

  • Not exactly, Tom, but I went up to the top of the top-gallant mast.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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