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Definition of Topmast
1. Noun. The mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig.
Generic synonyms: Mast
Definition of Topmast
1. n. The second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast, and below the topgallant mast.
Definition of Topmast
1. Noun. (nautical) The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Topmast
1. a mast of a ship [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Topmast
Literary usage of Topmast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"If the bowsprit is lifted the fore-topmast loses part of its support. In the case
of a small vessel, the lifting of a bowsprit would wreck her whole system ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"If the bowsprit is lifted the fore-topmast loses part of its support. In the case
of a small vessel, the lifting of a bowsprit would wreck her whole system ..."
3. Seamanship by George Strong Nares, United States Coast Guard Academy (1865)
"through the hanging block at the topmast head, through the tye-block fitted with
an iron strop and a swivel on the topsail yard, and secured round the ..."
4. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by Herbert B. Mason (1908)
"The yard on the fore-mast next above the topmast. Refer to Yard. ... Fore topmast-back
stays. The stays which are led down to the vessel's side from the ..."
5. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp (1878)
"To SEND DP A topmast.—Lash a tail block to the upper cap at masthead ; through
this reeve a rope and bring down to deck; reeve an end through the sheave ..."
6. The Tempest by William Shakespeare (2001)
"Downe . . . course] MULGRAVE : The gale increasing, the topmast is struck to take
the weight from aloft, make the ship drift less to leeward, ..."
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