top mast - A mast on top of another mast.
topping lift - A line running from the end of the boom to the top of the mast used to keep the boom from falling when the sail is not set.
topgallant mast - The mast next above the top mast in square-rigged ships.
top hamper - Any real or supposed unnecessary weight carried on deck or mast ...
Square sail set above the main sail on the top mast.
Topmast
{Mastelero} ...
On such rigs a triangular fore-and-aft sail called a gaff topsail may be carried between the gaff and the top mast or the gaff and a jack yard.
According to Webster's, a sailing vessel usually having a bowsprit and three masts each composed of a lower mast, a top mast, and a topgallant mast. Also, a vessel that is able to carry a "boat" on board.
Masts and the heavier yards have been made of iron for many years, and more recently of steel, and the lower masts and top masts have in a number of cases been made in one length; when constructed in this manner the mast is termed a pole mast.
 See also: Sailing, Running, Set, Rudder, Line
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