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单词 overmast
释义

overmast

English

Etymology

over- + mast

Verb

overmast (third-person singular simple present overmasts, present participle overmasting, simple past and past participle overmasted)

  1. To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy.
    • 1838, Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks (editor), The works of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 6,
      The double desire of being able to overtake a weaker flying enemy, or to escape when pursued by a stronger, has induced the owners to overmast their cruisers, and to spread too much canvass; []
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