MAINTOP

Etymology

Noun

maintop (plural maintops)

(nautical) A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging.

Anagrams

• main pot, tampion

Source: Wiktionary


Main"top`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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