Foremast
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noun.
The forward mast on a sailing vessel.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The forward mast of a ship or other vessel.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The mast nearest the bow.
noun.
a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.
noun.
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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
(on a ship with more than one mast) the
mast
nearest the
bow
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts
Word Usage
"I once asked one of those fellows what he called the foremast in his language, and what d'ye think he said?"
Equivalent
foremast man
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
mast
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Torne
binnacle
bobstay
bowsprit
forecastle