mainmast

[ meyn-mast, -mahst; Nautical meyn-muh st ]

/ 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

mainland china, mainlander, mainline, mainliner, mainly, mainmast, mainour, mains, mainsail, mainsheet, mainspring

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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mainmast

noun Nautical.

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British Dictionary definitions for mainmast

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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mainmast

noun Nautical.

Origin of mainmast

Words nearby mainmast

Example sentences from the Web for mainmast

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