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topmast::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mast |
| Has types | fore-topmast, main-topmast, royal mast, topgallant, topgallant mast |
Examples of topmast
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Hms Victory still looks the same as it did when Nelson's flag flew at her fore topmast in 1803.
From the mirror.co.uk
Even so a tall Norwegian sailing ship lost its topmast in 1919 when it tried to sail under at high tide.
From the guardian.co.uk
And Montague our topmast, what of him?
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She nearly escaped, shooting away HMS Alcide's topmast, but was engaged in a running battle with the frigate HMS Apollo.
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Emergency repairs to the hull and fashioning a replacement rudder from a spare topmast took most of the next two days.
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On 12 January HMS Dublin, which had lost part of her topmast on 3 January, suffered additional damage and raised a distress flag.
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As they were going below, Francisco Portusach sailed across the bow of Charleston in a whaleboat with the American flag at the topmast.
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Orion and Defence were unable to immediately pursue, as Defence had lost its fore topmast and Orion was narrowly missed by an improvised fireship that drifted through the battle.
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This plan failed after his flagship Hoche lost a topmast in heavy weather and fell behind the rest of the squadron, forcing the frigates to return to her protection.
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- The mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
- The masts of traditional sailing ships were not single spars, but were constructed of separate sections or masts, each with its own rigging. The topmast is one of these.
- A second spar carried at the top of the fore or main mast, used to fly more sail.
- A mast on top of another mast.
