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main-topmast

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main-topmast
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the mast immediately above the mainmast
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Noun1.main-topmast - the topmast next above the mainmast
topmast - the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig


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We soon perceived it was a large vessel, and that she bore up to us, but could not at first know what to make of her, till, after coming a little nearer, we found she had lost her main-topmast, fore-mast, and bowsprit; and presently she fired a gun as a signal of distress.
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