Definition of Mainmasts. Meaning of Mainmasts. Synonyms of Mainmasts

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Definition of Mainmasts

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--Milton. Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made of separate spars. 2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane. Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before. Mast coat. See under Coat. Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See Made.
Mainmast
Mainmast Main"mast`, n. (Naut.) The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.

Meaning of Mainmasts from wikipedia

- in a brig, the forward mast is the foremast and the after mast is the mainmast. In a schooner with two masts, even if the masts are of the same height...
- type of sailing vessel with three or more masts of which the fore mast, mainmast, and any additional masts are rigged square, and only the aftmost mast...
- A ketch is a two-masted sailboat whose mainmast is taller than the mizzen mast (or aft-mast), and whose mizzen mast is stepped forward of the rudder post...
- and had a gaff-rigged mainsail with square rig above it on the mainmast. The mainmast of a brigantine is the aft one. By the first half of the 18th century...
- Mainmast Peak is a 2,863-metre (9,393-foot) mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada. Mainmast Peak is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains...
- coins is thought to represent the export of tall timber, used for the mainmasts of British ships of war (among other things they were used for). The implication...
- of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schooner also has a square topsail on the...
- OCLC 60393965. Giles Milton, White Gold (2004), p. 9: "The flags on their mainmasts depicted a human skull on a dark green background - the menacing symbol...
- The foremast carries square rigs on all of its yards, and its taller mainmast has a long lateen mainsail yard with a corresponding trapezoidal sail and...
- ship, from bow to stern, are: Foremast, which is the second tallest mast Mainmast, the tallest Mizzenmast, the third tallest Jiggermast, which may not be...