foremast
IPA: fˈɔrmæst
noun
- (nautical) The mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or a non-sailing ship with any masts; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
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Examples of "foremast" in Sentences
- The foremast was set forward of the forecastle.
- No sparred fore and aft sail set on the foremast.
- The force of the impact dislodged the ship's foremast.
- Hardy could be identified by having a tripod foremast.
- The pole foremast was modified to a tripod after 1916.
- One hit under the stack, the other under the foremast.
- Australia and New Zealand had only one, on the foremast.
- As the masts were steel, the rit was taped to the foremast.
- As the masts were steel, the Writ was taped to the foremast.
- Forecastle refers to the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast.