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top·mast (täp′mast′; naut., -məst)

noun

the second mast above the deck of a sailing ship, supported by the lower mast and often supporting a topgallant mast in turn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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