main-topgallantmast

American

[meyn-top-gal-uhnt-mast, -mahst, meyn-tuh-gal-uhnt-muhst] / ˈmeɪn tɒpˈgæl əntˌmæst, -ˌmɑst, ˈmeɪn təˈgæl ənt məst /

noun

Nautical.

the mast next above the main-topmast.

Etymology

Origin of main-topgallantmast

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

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His twelve-year-old vocabulary boasted such compound difficulties as mizzentopsail-yard and main-topgallantmast.

From Cheerful—By Request by Ferber, Edna

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