mainmasts
Tallest ship timbers
Mainmasts is the plural of mainmast, the principal mast on a sailing vessel.
On ships with multiple masts, the mainmast is typically the tallest or second from the bow, carrying the largest sails: The storm snapped the mainmasts of three ships in the fleet.
Outdoor home spaces
- shroudsWraps that hide
- staysRemains in place
- ratlinesRope ladder rungs aboard
- crosstreesHorizontal mast supports
cap · hounds · masthead · halyard · boom · gaff · spreaders · standing rigging
Principal vessel canvas
- coursePlanned path forward
- topsailSail above another sail
- topgallantThird-level square sail
- royalOf monarchs
moonraker · canvas · propulsion · windward · leeward · tacking · jibing · reefing
Nautical support beam
- timberWood for construction
- keelHull's structural base
- hullOuter covering or frame
- deckShip's flat surface
step · partners · wedges · heel · tabernacle · keelson · Douglas fir · spruce
Ship with horizontal-yard sails
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
- barqueMulti-masted sailing vessel
- brigShipboard detention quarters
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
ship-rigged · full-rigged · galleon · frigate · man-of-war · carrack · brigantine · tall ship
yards
Outdoor home spaces
crosstrees · cap · hounds · masthead · halyard · boom · gaff · spreaders · standing rigging · deadeyes
mainsail
Principal vessel canvas
- coursePlanned path forward
- topsailSail above another sail
- topgallantThird-level square sail
royal · moonraker · canvas · propulsion · windward · leeward · tacking · jibing · reefing · furling
spar
Nautical support beam
deck · step · partners · wedges · heel · tabernacle · keelson · Douglas fir · spruce · laminated
square-rigger
Ship with horizontal-yard sails
schooner · ship-rigged · full-rigged · galleon · frigate · man-of-war · carrack · brigantine · tall ship · windjammer
stepping
Moving on foot
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- rotOrganic breakdown process
repair · replacement · tarring · painting · splicing · seizing · worming · parceling · serving · caulking