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topmast
[ top-mast, -mahst; Nautical top-muhst ]
noun
, Nautical.
- 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
- the mast next above a lower mast on a sailing vessel
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See, she carries no topmast, so she is not a pleasure yacht, though she looks from here like a fast boat.
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Then the fore-topmast and mizzen-topgallantmast of the Raleigh were shot away, leaving her in a crippled state.
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She was eased in to the weather shore, and her topmast saved in a wonderful way, and eventually she followed 'Britannia' home.
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All had a single reef in mainsails, and 'Valkyrie's' topmast was struck, the rest keeping theirs on end.
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Presently the coloured stream blew out from her main topmast stay.
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