fore-topmast
Webster Dictionary
the mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast. See Ship
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masthead
Webster Dictionary
the top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds
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headstay
(ˈhɛdˌsteɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head of the foremost mast to the stem head or the end of the bowsprit.
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top
Webster Dictionary
a platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft
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masthead
(masthead)
Princeton's WordNet
the head or top of a mast
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masthead
(ˈmæstˌhɛd, ˈmɑst-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the head of a mast.
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top
(top)
Princeton's WordNet
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
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stay
Webster Dictionary
a large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship
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topgallant
(topgallant, topgallant mast)
Princeton's WordNet
a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
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topgallant mast
(topgallant, topgallant mast)
Princeton's WordNet
a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
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head
Webster Dictionary
the uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam boiler
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foretop
(ˈfɔrˌtɒp, ˈfoʊr-; for)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a platform at the head of a fore lower mast of a ship.
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gaff
(gaff)
Princeton's WordNet
a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
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topmast
(ˈtɒpˌmæst, -ˌmɑst;)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the mast next above a lower mast, usu. formed as a separate spar from the lower mast and used to support the yards or rigging of a topsail.
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trestletree
(ˈtrɛs əlˌtri)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
either of a pair of beams supporting the crosstrees at the head of a ship's mast.
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gaff
(æf)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a fore-and-aft sail.
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trysail
Webster Dictionary
a fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer
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shroud
(ʃraʊd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of a number of fixed ropes or wires that converge from the head of a ship's mast and keep it from swaying.
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mizenmast
(mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen)
Princeton's WordNet
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
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mizzenmast
(mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen)
Princeton's WordNet
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
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mizzen
(mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen)
Princeton's WordNet
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
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mizen
(mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen)
Princeton's WordNet
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
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cutter
(cutter)
Princeton's WordNet
a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
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top
(ɒp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc.
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aloft
Webster Dictionary
in the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven
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acorn
Webster Dictionary
a cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head
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topmast
(topmast)
Princeton's WordNet
the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
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forestay
Webster Dictionary
a large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship
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royal mast
(ˈrɔɪ ə lɪst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.
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fore
(ɔr, foʊr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
being a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast.
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