main-topmast

1. 1.

   the topmast next above the mainmast

   Broadertopmast

Questions about main-topmast

What does main-topmast mean?

main-topmast means "the topmast next above the mainmast".

How many syllables are in main-topmast?

main-topmast has 3 syllables and divides as main--top-mast under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is main-topmast a common word?

main-topmast is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.