fore-topmast
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fore-topmast
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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Hardly an hour afterwards, in taking in the fore-topmast stun'sail, the halliards carried away.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.
Pieces of hard wood bolted to the outer end of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through, the bolt, serving as a pin, commonly called bees.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
We had now reason to bless the fortunate shot that had crippled her fore-topmast; for she was afraid to carry such a press of sail as she otherwise would have done.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
The first glance of the captain, on recovering his feet and sustaining himself by clasping round a gun, was to the fore-topmast.
From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
This delicate job was happily accomplished without mishap; and, the trysail being brailed in and stowed, the brig was then hove-to under close-reefed main-topsail and fore-topmast staysail.
From Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure by Piffard, Harold
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