foretop

American  

[fawr-top, fohr-, fawr-tuhp, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌtɒp, ˈfoʊr-, ˈfɔr təp, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

1. a platform at the head of a fore lower mast of a ship.

2. the forelock of an animal, especially a horse.

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foretop British  

/ ˈfɔːtəp, ˈfɔːˌtɒp /

noun

1. nautical a platform at the top of the foremast

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Etymology

Origin of foretop

First recorded in 1250–1300, foretop is from the Middle English word fortop. See fore-, top ¹

Example Sentences

He climbs cautiously to the foretop to make certain, and sings out Albricias!

From Time Magazine Archive

Next came a poetic ode to Columbus that was as long and difficult to endure as the admiral’s voyage itself: “Then from the Pinta's foretop fell a cry, a trumpet song, ‘Light ho!

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

I had been made captain of the foretop only a week before we were wrecked.

From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon

But she ventured even further than this, and more than once her father started to find her in the foretop, and standing beside her that tall, imperturbable Admiral.

From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Stables, Gordon

If we could only get them into traces now, how beautiful it would be to stand in the foretop and drive a degree or two, on a summer sea!

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker