TOPMAST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("topmast" is a kind of...):

mast (a vertical spar for supporting sails)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "topmast"):

fore-topmast (the topmast next above the foremast)

main-topmast (the topmast next above the mainmast)

royal mast (topmast immediately above the topgallant mast)

topgallant; topgallant mast (a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel)