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foretop

[ fawr-top, fohr-; Nautical fawr-tuhp, fohr- ]

noun

  1. a platform at the head of a fore lower mast of a ship.
  2. the forelock of an animal, especially a horse.


foretop

/ ˈfɔːtəp; ˈfɔːˌtɒp /

noun

  1. nautical a platform at the top of the foremast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foretop1

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

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!

His muscles, like whipcord, rippled as he ascended with a steady, even movement towards the isolated foretop.

Encouraged by my success, I opened a steady fire on the crew, and in a few moments the whole of the deck that was visible from the foretop was deserted.

But, although it seemed hopeless, a man was sent up to the foretop to scan the horizon.

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!

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