19th c sailing ship

Diane N.
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  1. topgallant sail
    a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
    When in truth, most seamen Gabe knew thought it punishment to be sent to the platform just beneath the fire topgallant sail.
  2. topgallant
    a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
    He moved easily up the topmast shrouds, and stopped at the masthead, hooked an arm through the topgallant and settled comfortably in the crosstrees.
  3. ratline
    (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
    Gabe stepped over to the weather-rail, swung himself to the shrouds and climbed up the ratlines.
  4. gyration
    the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
    He’d spent many an hour there on previous crossings, legs dangling, firmly wedged despite the wild gyrations of the ship.
  5. masthead
    a staff list printed in a newspaper or magazine
    He moved easily up the topmast shrouds, and stopped at the masthead, hooked an arm through the topgallant and settled comfortably in the crosstrees.
  6. topmast
    the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
    He moved easily up the topmast shrouds, and stopped at the masthead, hooked an arm through the topgallant and settled comfortably in the crosstrees.
  7. seaman
    a man who serves as a sailor
    He nodded at the boy as if he’d just performed the most ordinary feat a seaman might attempt.
Created on Thu Nov 19 08:34:36 EST 2009

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