Meaning Of The Word Mainmast
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Mainmast Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Mainmast?
mainmast in American English
the principal mast of a vessel: in a schooner, brig, bark, etc., the mast second from the bow; in a ketch or yawl, the larger mast nearer the bow noun: the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy mainmast in British English noun: the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts, being the foremast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy and the second mast from the bow of most others |
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