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foremast
/ ˈfɔːˌmɑːst; ˈfɔːməst /
noun
- the mast nearest the bow on vessels with two or more masts
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The chain communicated with a powerful crane rigged up on the foremast, and was wrought by a steam windlass on deck.
The foremast is sprung, the main-topgallant mast is gone, and the mizzen has been snapped off close by the deck.
Five minutes later her foremast was cut in two and came tumbling down.
A lookout cage, constructed of steel, was fitted on the foremast at a height of about 95 feet above the water line.
I'll send him to Plymouth to get a new foremast, and to see the stranger in.
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