topmast
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of topmast
Example Sentences
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Readers of Commodore Hornblower will find it built on the same lines as its predecessors: its topmast in a cloud of fantastic thrills, its keel afloat in Royal Navy lore.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the way to Gloucester the fore topmast of Bluenose buckled.
From Time Magazine Archive
The main topmast came down, carrying away the main radio antenna, so that Sparks thought his SOS was not transmitted.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Dunmore’s mizzenmast, cracked by shot, collapsed, and took with it the main topmast.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Everything about her, from deck to topmast, wore a clean, orderly, service look, that spoke volumes for the high character of her crew.
From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by Stoddard, W. O.
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