topmast

/top-mast, -mahst; Nautical top-muhst/US // ˈtɒpˌmæst, -ˌmɑst; Nautical ˈtɒp məst //UK // (ˈtɒpˌmɑːst, nautical ˈtɒpməst) //

顶梁柱,顶桅,桅杆,桅顶

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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Nautical.
- : the mast next above a lower mast, usually formed as a separate spar from the lower mast and used to support the yards or rigging of a topsail or topsails.

See, she carries no topmast, so she is not a pleasure yacht, though she looks from here like a fast boat.
Then the fore-topmast and mizzen-topgallantmast of the Raleigh were shot away, leaving her in a crippled state.
She was eased in to the weather shore, and her topmast saved in a wonderful way, and eventually she followed 'Britannia' home.
All had a single reef in mainsails, and 'Valkyrie's' topmast was struck, the rest keeping theirs on end.
Presently the coloured stream blew out from her main topmast stay.