maintop

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maintop

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From main + top.

noun maintops

A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging. ‘Nip over,’ Canning told him in a low voice, ‘to the maintop - he don’t know you.’

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@misc{maintop_2026,
  title = {maintop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maintop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}