two-master

American  

[too-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈtuˈmæs tər, -ˈmɑ stər /

noun

Nautical.

1. a vessel rigged with two masts.

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Other Word Forms

• two-masted adjective

Etymology

Origin of two-master

1895–1900; two mast(s) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The whittling process being now finished, Harry produced what he termed a "two-master," the which, Vingo declared it would be no sin to worship, as it was not in the likeness of anything.

From Natalie A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds by Vale, Ferna

Narrow of beam, a135 two-master with a steel hull that stood well out of the water forward, she rode the water with the repose and high glee of the bird she was named after.

From Curlie Carson Listens In by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

The Montgomery was cruising about fifty miles off Havana when the Frasquito, a two-master, came bowling along toward the Cuban capital.

From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James

“The lookout would come in to the station and say, ‘There’s a two-master going to pieces on the bar.’

From Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water by Barbour, Ralph Henry

She was a two-master, and, when I saw her first, as dirty and disreputable as are most coasting-vessels.

From The After House by Rinehart, Mary Roberts