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fore-topmast
[ fawr-top-mast, -mahst, fohr-; Nautical fawr-top-muhst, fohr- ]
noun
- the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.
fore-topmast
/ fɔːˈtɒpməst; fɔːˈtɒpˌmɑːst /
noun
- nautical a mast stepped above a foremast
Word History and Origins
Origin of fore-topmast1
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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