main-topgallantmast
[ meyn-top-gal-uhnt-mast, -mahst; Nautical meyn-tuh-gal-uhnt-muhst ]
nounNautical.
the mast next above the main-topmast.
Origin of main-topgallantmast
1First recorded in 1685–95
Words Nearby main-topgallantmast
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How to use main-topgallantmast in a sentence
His twelve-year-old vocabulary boasted such compound difficulties as mizzentopsail-yard and main-topgallantmast.
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