mainmasts in English
noun
1
the principal mast of a ship, typically the second mast in a sailing ship of three or more masts.
He saw how close to the mainmast the commodore was and grinned suddenly.
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1. Here two opportunistic brothers, Englishmen Owen Lloyd and John Lloyd plotted with the owners of two Bilanders (twin-masted vessels with lateen sails on the mainmasts) to abscond with the treasure