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maintop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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History

Etymology

From main + top.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: марсова площадка (marsova ploštadka) — platform at the top of mainmast
  • Esperanto: ĉefmasto — platform at the top of mainmast
  • Finnish: isomärssy — platform at the top of mainmast