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topping lift

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a line for raising and supporting a spar, as a yard or boom.


topping lift

noun

  1. nautical a line or cable for raising the end of a boom that is away from the mast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of topping lift1

First recorded in 1735–45

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