mainmast

[ meyn-mast, -mahst; Nautical meyn-muhst ]

/ ˈmeɪnˌmæst, -ˌmɑst; Nautical ˈmeɪn məst /

noun Nautical.

the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy.

the larger forward mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.

the sole mast of any of various ships, as sloops or cutters.

Origin of mainmast

First recorded in 1475–85; main¹ + mast¹

Words nearby mainmast

mainline, mainliner, mainly, main man, main market, mainmast, main memory, mainour, main plane, main royal mast, mains

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Example sentences from the Web for mainmast

Toward midnight, he stopped and leaned against the mainmast, gazing at the weird flashing of light at the horizon.
Caybigan|James Hopper
He's three fathom long, as big around as the mainmast, and made up principally of muscle and wickedness.'
Side Show Studies|Francis Metcalfe
And now a tremendous sea swept along and broke just as it reached abreast the mainmast.
A Modern Buccaneer|Rolf Boldrewood
He drew his own knife, slowly, without threat, and leaned his back against the mainmast.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn

The bark is a vessel with square-rigged foremast and mainmast and a fore-and-aft rigged mizzen-mast (Fig. 160).
Boat-Building and Boating|Daniel Carter Beard

British Dictionary definitions for mainmast

mainmast

/ (ˈmeɪnˌmɑːst) /

noun

nautical the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts, being the foremast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy and the second mast from the bow of most others

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单词	mainmast
释义	mainmast [ meyn-mast, -mahst; Nautical meyn-muhst ] / ˈmeɪnˌmæst, -ˌmɑst; Nautical ˈmeɪn məst / noun Nautical. the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy. the larger forward mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy. the sole mast of any of various ships, as sloops or cutters. Origin of mainmast First recorded in 1475–85; main¹ + mast¹ Words nearby mainmast mainline, mainliner, mainly, main man, main market, mainmast, main memory, mainour, main plane, main royal mast, mains Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mainmast Toward midnight, he stopped and leaned against the mainmast, gazing at the weird flashing of light at the horizon. Caybigan\|James Hopper He's three fathom long, as big around as the mainmast, and made up principally of muscle and wickedness.' Side Show Studies\|Francis Metcalfe And now a tremendous sea swept along and broke just as it reached abreast the mainmast. A Modern Buccaneer\|Rolf Boldrewood He drew his own knife, slowly, without threat, and leaned his back against the mainmast. Wilderness of Spring\|Edgar Pangborn The bark is a vessel with square-rigged foremast and mainmast and a fore-and-aft rigged mizzen-mast (Fig. 160). Boat-Building and Boating\|Daniel Carter Beard British Dictionary definitions for mainmast mainmast / (ˈmeɪnˌmɑːst) / noun nautical the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts, being the foremast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy and the second mast from the bow of most others Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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