topmast

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship.
2. noun The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.

Similar words

mizzen staysail backstays crosstrees shrouds mainmast foretopmast royal mast supermast topgallant

Often followed by

and staysail head was stay studding rigging of shrouds

Word family

topmasts