mainmast

/meyn-mast, -mahst; Nautical meyn-muhst/US // ˈmeɪnˌmæst, -ˌmɑst; Nautical ˈmeɪn məst //UK // (ˈmeɪnˌmɑːst) //

主桅杆,主桅,主帆,桅杆

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Nautical.
- : the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
- : the larger forward mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
- : the sole mast of any of various ships, as sloops or cutters.

The bulwarks, boats, and binnacle were carried clean off, and the mainmast had to be cut away.
He had taken a gun and loaded it with double-headed shot, and kept firing at the mainmast of the Serapis.
At the foot of the mainmast on each side is a brass fair-lead fitted with ten or twelve sheaves (figs. 13 and 14).
The Constitution was sound and whole; the Java had only her mainmast left and was full of yawning rents.
The cabin was roomy, well carpeted, and contained a stationary table through the center of which ran the mainmast of the schooner.