English Explanatory Dictionary

mainmast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.
The second-foremost mast of a non-sailing ship with more than one mast.

Pronunciation

/ˈmeɪn.mɑːst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mainmast.wav /ˈmeɪn.mæst/

Word forms

mainmast mainmasts main-mast

Etymology

From main + mast.

Related words

Derived words

mainmast head mainmastman

Translations

Bulgarian: грот-мачта Catalan: pal major Chinese Mandarin: 主桅 Danish: stormast Dutch: grote mast Esperanto: ĉefmasto Finnish: isomasto French: grand mât German: Großmast Hungarian: főárbóc Icelandic: stórsigla Italian: albero maestro Japanese: メインマスト Māori: turuturu matua Norman: grand mât Polish: grotmaszt Portuguese: grande Portuguese: mastro grande Russian: грот-ма́чта Spanish: palo mayor Swedish: stormast Welsh: hwylbren mawr

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