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main⋅mast

  [meyn-mast, -mahst; Naut. meyn-muhst]
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–noun Nautical.
1. the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
2. the larger forward mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
3. the sole mast of any of various ships, as sloops or cutters.
Origin:
1475–85; main 1 + mast 1
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main·mast   (mān'məst, -māst')   
n.  

  1. The principal mast of a sailing vessel.

  2. The taller mast, whether forward or aft, of a two-masted sailing vessel.

  3. The second mast aft of a sailing ship with three or more masts.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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