maintops
/ˈmeɪntɑps/
noun
- The platform at the top of the lower section of a sailing ship's mast, used by sailors for handling sails and as a lookout position.
- The captain ordered the crew to repair the rigging on the maintops.
- The sailor climbed up to the maintops to furl the sail during the storm.
- From the maintops, the lookout could see the distant island on the horizon.