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topmast

[ top-mast, -mahst; Nautical top-muhst ]

noun

Nautical.
  1. the mast next above a lower mast, usually formed as a separate spar from the lower mast and used to support the yards or rigging of a topsail or topsails.


topmast

/ ˈtɒpməst; ˈtɒpˌmɑːst /

noun

  1. the mast next above a lower mast on a sailing vessel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of topmast1

First recorded in 1475–85; top 1 + mast 1
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The Dunmore’s mizzenmast, cracked by shot, collapsed, and took with it the main topmast.

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In that city she wowed crowds by diving 72ft from the topmast of a steamship.

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New topmasts cost a mort sight o' money in these hard times.

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With the topmast came a raffle of gear, including the wireless aerials.

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Without pausing for breath my guide literally jumped into the topmast shrouds, and before I had attempted to follow he was perched upon the crosstrees.

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