fore-topmast

fore-topmast
/fawr'top"mast', -mahst', fohr'-/; Naut. /fawr'top"meuhst, fohr'-/, n.
the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.
[1620-30]

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  • fore-topmast — [fôr′täp΄mast΄; ] naut [., fôr′täp΄məst] n. the section of the foremast just above the bottommost section …   English World dictionary

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  • fore-topmast — /fɔ ˈtɒpmast/ (say faw topmahst), / məst/ (say muhst) noun the mast erected at the head of the foremast, above the foretop on a ship …  

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