masting

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masting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  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.
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     Masting house (Naut.), a large building, with suitable
        mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and
        unstepping the masts of vessels.
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