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main-topmast
[ meyn-top-mast, -mahst; Nautical meyn-top-muhst ]
noun
- the mast next above the main lower mast.
main-topmast
noun
- nautical the mast immediately above the mainmast
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of main-topmast1
Example Sentences
It was no easy matter, since he was enveloped in a fold of the mainsail and the Myrtle was towing the main-topmast and a portion of the cross-trees alongside.
One end of a heavy cable was fastened to the main-topmast and the other was secured to the top of the cliff.
The main-topmast, since it supported the wireless aerials, had perforce to remain.
No one expected to see the morning’s sun; the bulwarks were knocked to pieces, so were the boats, with the exception of one: the main-topmast was carried away.
Swan's ship had 16 guns, with a crew of 140 men, all English, and carried a Saint George's flag at her main-topmast head.
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