maintop

English

Etymology

From main +‎ top.

Noun

maintop (plural maintops)

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

Related terms

• maintopman

Translations

platform at the top of mainmast

Bulgarian: марсова площадка f (marsova ploštadka) Esperanto: ĉefmasto Finnish: isomärssy

Anagrams

• timpano, main pot, tampion, ptomain