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| fid |
a square, strong bar of wood or metal used to support a topmast. [1/2 definitions] |
| fore-topgallant |
of, pertaining to, or denoting the mast, sail, yard, or the like directly above the fore-topmast. |
| fore-topmast |
the spar or part of a mast serving as the topmast of a vessel's foremost mast. |
| fore-topsail |
a sail hung from the fore-topmast, above the topsail. |
| main-topsail |
the sail set above the mainsail on the main-topmast of a vessel. |
| topgallant |
of, pertaining to, or designating the mast, and any sail attached to it, that is situated above the topmast on a square-rigged ship. [1/2 definitions] |
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