fore-topmast [fawr-top-mast, -mahst, fohr-; Nautical fawr-top-muh st, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.
Origin of fore-topmast First recorded in 1620–30 Examples from the Web for fore-topmast Historical Examples of fore-topmast
He also thought it possible to set a fore-topmast stay-sail flying.
James Fenimore Cooper
She had lost her fore-topmast and jib-boom during the night, off O’Kosiri.
J. J. Smith
Just as I reached the fore-topmast cross-trees, they were up to me.
W.H.G. Kingston
There was a loud crash—the fore-topmast had gone over the side.
William H. G. Kingston
The Revenge lost her fore-topmast ere the swine could find their wits.
Ralph D. Paine
British Dictionary definitions for fore-topmast fore-topmast noun
- nautical a mast stepped above a foremast