The top of a mainmast; a platform just above the head of the lower mainmast. Cf. top, n.1 15. (Often used for maintopmast-head and main-topgallant-mas…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > platform at top of mast > platform on specific masts (4) maintop1485 The top of a mainmast; a platform just above the head of the lower mainmast. Cf. top, n.1 15. (Often used for maintopmast-head and main-topgallant-mas… mizzen-top1497 A platform just above the head of the mizzen-mast, designed to spread the shrouds of the topmast and the topgallant mast. Frequently attributive. foretop1509 The top, n.1 adj. of a foremast. military foretop n. an armed foretop of a war vessel. topgallant1514 Nautical. A top (top, n.1 9) at the head of the topmast, and thus in a loftier position than the original top-castle or top. Obsolete. |
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