Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The mast nearest to the stern of the ship.
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Examples
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With much difficulty we succeeded in lowering our after-mast.
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Her after-mast came down, the next one came down, the others were swaying.
Sonnie-Boy's People 1912
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Still Harry, in the hopes that their small consort was yet afloat, ordered a lantern to be hoisted to their after-mast, that she might be able to follow them during the night.
The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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First the nearest hoisted her big sail, and also set one on her after-mast.
Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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