mainmast Definition
main·mast (mān′mast′; naut., -məst)
noun
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
mainmast Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
book: Cape Town Shipping and Union-Castle Line: a Fleet History are both distributed and stocked by Mainmast Books.
Browse dictionary entries near mainmast
- ‹ mainly
- ‹ mainline
- ‹ mainland
- ‹ mainframe computer
- ‹ mainframe
- ‹ Mainer
- ‹ Maine coon (cat)
- ‹ Maine
- ‹ main yard
- ‹ main-topsail

