Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The upper part of a royal-mast (from the shoulder to the truck) to which the skysail-yard is confined by a parrel.
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The part of the topgallantmast above the topgallant-rigging is called the royal-mast or royal-pole, and the continuation above the royal-rigging, if any, is the skysail-pole.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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The jibboom and flying-jibboom are generally in one spar, as are the topgallantmast, royal-pole and skysail-pole, but sometimes they are fitted into each other on much the same principle as a fishing-rod, and in some of the newer ships, bowsprit, jibboom and flying-jibboom are all one steel spar.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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