'Masting' definitions:
Definition of 'Masting'
From: GCIDE
- Mast \Mast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masted; p. pr. & vb. n. Masting.] To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship. [1913 Webster] Mastaba
Definition of 'Masting'
From: GCIDE
- Masting \Mast"ing\, n. (Naut.) The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them. [1913 Webster]
- Masting house (Naut.), a large building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Masting'
- Before the mast,
- Mast,
- Masted,
- Mastful,
- Afore the mast,
- Beech mast,
- Buck mast,
- Cheeks of a mast,
- Jigger mast,
- Jury mast,
- Mast coat,
- Mast hoop,
- Masting house,
- Pole mast,
- Royal mast,
- Spencer mast,
- To spring a mast,
- To stay a mast,
- Trim of the masts,
- mast cell,
- mooring mast,
- topgallant mast,
- Half-mast,
- To hang the flag half-mast high