topmast

English

Etymology

From top +‎ mast.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒpmɑːst/, /ˈtɒpməst/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpmæst/, /ˈtɑpməst/

Noun

topmast (plural topmasts)

1. The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship.
2. The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.

Derived terms

• maintopmast

 

Translations

mast below topgallant mast

• Bulgarian: стенга f (stenga)
• Dutch: steng (nl) m
• Finnish: märssytanko (fi)
• Italian: albero di gabbia m, albero di trinchetto m, alberetto m
• Norman: mât d'heune m
• Polish: stenga f
• Romanian: arboret (ro) n
• Turkish: gabya (tr)

See also

• topmast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:topmasts on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons