maintop

main·top

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn-top]
- /ˈmeɪnˌtɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn-top]
- /ˈmeɪnˌtɒp/

Definitions of maintop word

noun maintop a platform at the head of the lower mainmast. 1
noun maintop A platform around the head of the lower section of a sailing ship's mainmast. 1
noun maintop a top or platform at the head of the mainmast 0
noun maintop a platform at the head of the bottommost section of the mainmast 0

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Origin of maintop

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1475-85; main1 + top1

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Parts of speech for Maintop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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maintop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

maintop usage trend in Literature

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