The wind slacked gradually, however, and before long we managed to get out our main-topmast staysail.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"] Reference

Shortly after midnight, however, his main-topmast went over the side, and the mizen - topmast soon afterward.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson]

The captain ordered the ensign to be hoisted to the main-topmast shrouds, and the guns to be got all clear for firing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference

Tackles were rigged from the main-topmast head, and, by a careful bracing with guys forward and at both sides, the wreck of the foremast was slowly raised aboard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"] Reference

At last he sent them aloft to cut away the main-topmast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hurricane Hurry] Reference

"There goes her main-topmast," cried Owen, almost with a groan.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley] Reference

This is shorter and more slender than the main-topmast, and is named the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ran Away to Sea] Reference

At length one of our shots struck her and carried away her main-topmast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hurricane Hurry] Reference

This it was necessary to do before sail could be set on the main-topmast.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Voyage round the World A book for boys] Reference

At last down came the fore-mast of the barque, followed by her main-topmast.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Voyage round the World A book for boys] Reference

In about five minutes more the main-topmast was snapped by the gale as if it had been.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lifeboat] Reference

I could see the splinters fly, and down came by the run the main-topmast of the chase.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hurricane Hurry] Reference

Away went the main-topmast, and yard, and struggling sail, carrying six human beings with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat] Reference

And near her was an exceedingly smart-looking brigantine, with main-topmast and fore topgallant-mast housed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Log of a Privateersman] Reference

Here she clung with a convulsive grasp to the main-topmast, while Guy secured her in her position with a rope.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lifeboat] Reference

The foremast went by the board, carrying with it the main-topmast, when a sea striking the ship swept over her.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Three Admirals] Reference

The former lost her main-topmast, and as she had previously lost her fore-topmast she became totally unmanageable.    From Wordnik.com.  [By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson] Reference

Bowsprit, foremast, and main-topmast being carried away, the officers try to save themselves on the wreck of the foremast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3] Reference

One of the lieutenants, with his telescope on his back, immediately went to the main-topmast cross-trees to have a look at them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paddy Finn] Reference

In doing this the main-topmast-stay was cut, and thereby the main-topmast was carried away, severely wounding in its fall nine men.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hurricane Hurry] Reference

The Frenchmen shouted when they saw this, and another shout escaped them when they saw the main-topmast follow the fate of the other mast.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean] Reference

She was bravely defended; but in two hours we compelled her to strike her flag, with the loss of her mizzen-mast and fore and main-topmast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor] Reference

We have not yet got our masts quite safe; the new wire-rigging stretches more than was anticipated (of course), and our main-topmast is shaky.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters from the Cape] Reference

At length a shot carried away her main-topmast, and now, finding that any further attempt at escaping was useless, the colours were hauled down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adrift in a Boat] Reference

The ship of necessity must I found be detained some days, as the main-topmast was badly sprung, while she had received other damages in the gale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charley Laurel A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land] Reference

The bowsprit and fore-topmast were gone, as was the mizen topmast, while it seemed as if in an instant the main-topmast would follow the other masts.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean] Reference

Frenchman's mainmast-head, just above the cap; and, while we still looked, away went the main-topmast dragging the fore-topgallant-mast down with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War] Reference