mainmast

Plural: mainmasts

Noun

• The principal mast of a vessel.
• the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
• 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.

Examples

• The word ’MAINMAST’ stands tall on the Scrabble board, holding up the ship of my vocabulary.

Related Words

foremast, jiggermast, mizzenmast, spankermast