topcastle

[ top-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl ]

noun

1. a large fighting top used in medieval ships.

Word History and Origins

Origin of topcastle¹

First recorded in 1300–50, topcastle is from the Middle English word top-castel. See top ¹, castle

Example Sentences

"He is brass within, and steel without, With beams on his topcastle strong; And eighteen pieces of ordinance He carries on either side along."

From Project Gutenberg