foremast

noun

Etymology

From fore + mast.

  1. derived from *mazdos
  2. derived from *mastaz
  3. derived from *mast
  4. derived from mæst
  5. derived from mast
  6. compounded as foremast — “fore + mast

Definitions

  1. The mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or a non-sailing ship…

    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.

The neighborhood

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