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single-masted

single-masted adjective: having one mast.

Adjective

single-masted (not comparable)

  1. Having one mast.
    • The yacht club burgee may be displayed between morning and evening colors, at anchor, made-fast or under way, by (a) Mastless yachts or single-masted yachts with bow staff, at the bow staff, (b) single-masted yachts without bow[…]1949 07, “Motorboating - ND”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 111
    • Until the 15th century even the largest ships were single-masted. After experimentation with double-masted ships a standard three-masted rig was settled on by most shipwrights.2006, Cathal J. Nolan, The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 581
    Synonyms:
    one-masted

Synonyms of single-masted

  • one-masted

Questions about single-masted

What does single-masted mean?
Single-masted means having one mast.
What part of speech is single-masted?
Single-masted is an adjective.

Words near single-masted in the dictionary

  1. single-lens reflexes
  2. single-line whip
  3. single-line whips
  4. single-manned
  5. single-manning
  6. single-masted
  7. single-minded
  8. single-minded branding moment
  9. single-minded branding moments
  10. single-mindedly
  11. single-mindedness

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