foretop

[ fawr-top, fohr-; for 1 also Nautical fawr-tuhp, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌtɒp, ˈfoʊr-; for 1 also Nautical ˈfɔr təp, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

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

the forelock of an animal, especially a horse.

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Origin of foretop

First recorded in 1250–1300, foretop is from the Middle English word fortop.See fore-, top¹

Words nearby foretop

forethought, forethoughtful, foretime, foretoken, foretooth, foretop, fore-topgallant, fore-topgallant mast, foretopman, fore-topmast, fore-topsail

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How to use foretop in a sentence

McCune, from the supposed security of the foretop-gallant yard, had cursed him for a black-hearted bucko.
Cursed|George Allan England
Ralph, who was assisting to reeve a new block at the foretop, saw that the fog was almost at hand.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes|William Perry Brown
There had been a few men in the foretop when the action had commenced.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812|James Barnes
Among those who sprang aloft when the hands were turned up was Harry Lethbridge, whose station was the foretop.
The Ferryman of Brill|William H. G. Kingston

Everywhere was the stir of jubilant life,—everywhere but under the tattered awning stretched in the foretop of the "Mouette."
Summer Cruising in the South Seas|Charles Warren Stoddard

British Dictionary definitions for foretop

foretop

/ (ˈfɔːˌtɒp, nautical ˈfɔːtəp) /

noun

nautical a platform at the top of the foremast

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