jury mast

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away or broken.
    — [P]erhaps the Jury Masts may just serve to carry me into Harbour, (as they have done,) and then the ship is to sink:—very likely, for such events happen perpetually.
  2. An apparatus to support the trunk and head in cases of spinal disease.

词形变化

jury masts plural jury-mast alternative

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