Masts

Examples

• The creaking of the masts, the clang of the wheels, the tramp above, all persuaded her that she was already far from the shores of Greece. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Compasses are sometimes carried on masts in iron vessels as a means of removing them from the disturbing influence of the iron of the hull. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• No one ventured on board the vessel, and strange sights were averred to be seen at night, walking the deck, and hanging on the masts and shrouds. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• And as to tube and metal bending, there are wonderful machines which bend sheets of metal into great tubes, funnels, ship masts and cylinders. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• There were the piles of city roofs and chimneys, more free from smoke than on week-days; and there were the distant masts and steeples. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• On ships the antenna is fastened to the masts. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• At these elevated points, whether upon the masts of ships, upon poles or balloons, condensing surfaces of metal or other conductor of electricity are located. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Wireless stations on shore are marked by very tall masts, which support a single wire, or a set of wires, which are known as the _antenna_. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• She had four masts, each provided with a lightning rod. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Under this denomination were comprehended timber fit for masts, yards, and bowsprits; hemp, tar, pitch, and turpentine. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• In our childhood many of us saw with wonder the appearance and disappearance of flags flying at the tops of high masts, but observation soon taught us that the flags were raised by pulleys. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.

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