foremast

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts

Word Origin

foremast (n.)
also fore-mast, the first actual mast of a vessel, or the mast fore of the main-mast, 1580s, from fore- + mast (n.1).

Example

1. A platform at the head of a foremast .
2. The foremast carried away in the strong gale .

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