Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maintop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: main-top
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"‘Nip over,’ Canning told him in a low voice, ‘to the maintop - he don’t know you.’"

Etymology

From main + top.

Inflected Forms

maintops (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

maintopman

Questions

What does maintop mean?: A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging.
Where does maintop come from?: From main + top.

How to pronounce maintop

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