main-topmast
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of main-topmast
First recorded in 1485–95
Example Sentences
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The first thing now to be done was to get the main-topsail stowed, for, flying wildly in the wind, it seemed as if about to carry away the main-topmast.
From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by Durden, James
She was bravely defended; but in two hours we compelled her to strike her flag, with the loss of her mizzen-mast and fore and main-topmast.
From Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor by Webb, Archibald
I have just heard that a man-of-war has brought up inside the harbour, with her main-topmast gone and her sails riddled with shot.
From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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.
From Jack Buntline by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The former lost her main-topmast, and as she had previously lost her fore-topmast she became totally unmanageable.
From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by Rainey, W. (William)
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