Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
foremast [fawr-mast, -mahst, fohr-; Nautical fawr-muh st, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin noun Nautical.
- the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts.
Origin of foremast First recorded in 1575–85; fore- + mast1 Examples from the Web for foremast Historical Examples of foremast
Then I heard the crash of the foremast as it went down to leeward.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
I shipped, accordingly, in the vessel mentioned, as a foremast hand.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
She lost her bowsprit and foremast, but escaped further injury.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
Robert Southey
Without you, we might not have succeeded in getting the foremast.
Homeward Bound
James Fenimore Cooper
The foremast is properly stayed in the deck, and should be fitted with rat-lines.
Boys’ Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates
British Dictionary definitions for foremast foremast noun
- the mast nearest the bow on vessels with two or more masts
