Meanings
nountopmast (plural topmasts)
plural topmasts
- The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship.
- The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian стенга
- стенга (stenga)mast below topgallant mast
Dutch steng
- stengmast below topgallant mast
Finnish märssytanko
- märssytankomast below topgallant mast
German Stenge
- Stengemast below topgallant mast
Italian albero di gabbia, albero di trinchetto
- albero di gabbiamast below topgallant mast
- albero di trinchettomast below topgallant mast
- alberettomast below topgallant mast
Polish stenga
- stengamast below topgallant mast
Romanian arboret
- arboretmast below topgallant mast
Turkish gabya
- gabyamast below topgallant mast
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topmast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topmast
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“topmast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topmast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “topmast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topmast.
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