FOREMAST

foremast

(noun) the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

foremast (plural foremasts)

(nautical) The mast nearest the bow, on a ship with more than one mast.

Anagrams

• Frometas, fartsome, formates, mortsafe

Source: Wiktionary


Fore"mast`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: The mast nearest the bow. Foremast hand or man (Naut.), a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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