TOPMAST


Meaning of TOPMAST in English

/top"mast', -mahst'/ ; Naut. /top"meuhst/ , n. Naut.

the mast next above a lower mast, usually formed as a separate spar from the lower mast and used to support the yards or rigging of a topsail or topsails.

[ 1475-85; TOP 1 + MAST 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .