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TOPMAST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("topmast" is a kind of...):
mast (a vertical spar for supporting sails)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "topmast"):
fore-topmast (the topmast next above the foremast)
main-topmast (the topmast next above the mainmast)
royal mast (topmast immediately above the topgallant mast)
topgallant; topgallant mast (a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel)
