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Foremast

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The forward mast on a sailing vessel.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. (on a ship with more than one mast) the mast nearest the bow

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The mast nearest the bow.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The forward mast of a ship or other vessel.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts

Word Usage

"Of course, two days 'work was required for the accomplishment of this part of my task, and it was not till the morning of the third day that I swung the foremast from the deck and proceeded to square its butt to fit the step."

Equivalent

foremast man

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

mast

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

mainmast mizzenmast topmast bowsprit mainyard foreyard sprit mainsail jib jib boom