fore-topmast

[ fawr-top-mast, -mahst, fohr-; Nautical fawr-top-muhst, fohr- ]

/ ˌfɔrˈtɒpˌmæst, -ˌmɑst, ˌfoʊr-; Nautical ˌfɔrˈtɒp məst, ˌfoʊr- /

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noun

the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.

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Origin of fore-topmast

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby fore-topmast

foretooth, foretop, fore-topgallant, fore-topgallant mast, foretopman, fore-topmast, fore-topsail, foretriangle, forever, forever and a day, forevermore

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How to use fore-topmast in a sentence

Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
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In talking to experts in the field, only a few women immediately came to the fore.
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Usually, though, old-fashioned Liberalism is very much at the fore in Puck.
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The fore and aft have beautiful decks carved into them, and windows from various rooms too: it looks like a floating Apple device.
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But this is the sort of mentality that comes to the fore in a bubble.
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His drill-like nose, his powerful fore-legs and big, strong feet all served to make him the fastest digger in Pleasant Valley.
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If we hustle right smart we can get a pen done 'fore dark, let alone gettin' them cattle into a shed.
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With what honest pride did John Smith, the best farmer of them all, step to the fore and assign to each man his place!
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With his head between his fore-paws and one eye closed, he watches the tiny tongue of flame licking up the last coal.
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The pustule on the fore finger shews the disease in an earlier stage.
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British Dictionary definitions for fore-topmast

fore-topmast

/ (fɔːˈtɒpˌmɑːst, nautical fɔːˈtɒpməst) /

noun

nautical a mast stepped above a foremast

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