maintop

[ meyn-top ]

/ ˈmeɪnˌtɒp /

noun Nautical.

a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.

Origin of maintop

First recorded in 1475–85; main¹ + top¹

Words nearby maintop

maintenance and cure, maintenance drug therapy, maintenance-free, maintenance of membership, Maintenon, maintop, main-topgallant, main-topgallantmast, main-topmast, main-topsail, main-topsail schooner

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Example sentences from the Web for maintop

The officer of the maintop was James Jarvis, the youngest midshipman on board the ship.
The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes|James Russell Soley
I did as directed, the hands who had been aloft meeting me in the maintop on their way down.
A Middy of the King|Harry Collingwood
For reply the general made a swift motion towards the maintop shrouds, and almost instantly lanterns showed in them.
The Seats Of The Mighty, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Finding her sound and whole, Perry backed his maintop sail, and flung out his signal for close action.
The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2|J. T. Headley.

As this increased and rose higher, Farragut went up step by step until he was close under the maintop.
Admiral Farragut|A. T. Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for maintop

maintop

/ (ˈmeɪnˌtɒp) /

noun

a top or platform at the head of the mainmast

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单词	maintop
释义	maintop [ meyn-top ] / ˈmeɪnˌtɒp / noun Nautical. a platform at the head of the lower mainmast. Origin of maintop First recorded in 1475–85; main¹ + top¹ Words nearby maintop maintenance and cure, maintenance drug therapy, maintenance-free, maintenance of membership, Maintenon, maintop, main-topgallant, main-topgallantmast, main-topmast, main-topsail, main-topsail schooner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maintop The officer of the maintop was James Jarvis, the youngest midshipman on board the ship. The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes\|James Russell Soley I did as directed, the hands who had been aloft meeting me in the maintop on their way down. A Middy of the King\|Harry Collingwood For reply the general made a swift motion towards the maintop shrouds, and almost instantly lanterns showed in them. The Seats Of The Mighty, Complete\|Gilbert Parker Finding her sound and whole, Perry backed his maintop sail, and flung out his signal for close action. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2\|J. T. Headley. As this increased and rose higher, Farragut went up step by step until he was close under the maintop. Admiral Farragut\|A. T. Mahan British Dictionary definitions for maintop maintop / (ˈmeɪnˌtɒp) / noun a top or platform at the head of the mainmast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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