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fore-topmast

[ fawr-top-mast, -mahst, fohr-; Nautical fawr-top-muhst, fohr- ]

noun

  1. the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.


fore-topmast

/ fɔːˈtɒpməst; fɔːˈtɒpˌmɑːst /

noun

  1. nautical a mast stepped above a foremast
“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 fore-topmast1

First recorded in 1620–30
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Example Sentences

A shell had shattered the fore-topmast, the debris falling athwart the steel canopy protecting the range-finding officers.

They were too far away to hear the crash as it struck the fore-topmast, but the fall of the mast and the confusion on the ship were plainly visible.

As it was blowing heavily towards night, the fore-topmast of the Trumbull was carried away by a squall, bringing down with it, on deck, the main-topgallant mast.

The storm came on quite suddenly, and almost before we had time to strike our still-standing fore-topmast, and veer out all our cable.

Even with the naked eye they soon could see that her bulwarks were badly battered, and that her fore-topmast had been carried away.

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