noun
Meaning 1
The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
topmast
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpmɑːst/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpməst/
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General-American: /ˈtɑpmæst/
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General-American: /ˈtɑpməst/
noun
Meaning 2
The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mast
Narrower terms: fore-topmast, main-topmast, royal mast, topgallant, topgallant mast
History
Etymology
From top + mast.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: стенга (stenga) — mast below topgallant mast
- Dutch: steng — mast below topgallant mast
- Finnish: märssytanko — mast below topgallant mast
- Italian: albero di gabbia — mast below topgallant mast
- Italian: albero di trinchetto — mast below topgallant mast
- Italian: alberetto — mast below topgallant mast
- Norman: mât d'heune — mast below topgallant mast
- Polish: stenga — mast below topgallant mast
- Romanian: arboret — mast below topgallant mast
- Turkish: gabya — mast below topgallant mast