fore-topmast
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fore-topmast
First recorded in 1620–30
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Again a heavy sea poured over the brig’s bows, but as it passed aft, with it went the remains of the fore-topmast, with all its tangled mass of ropes and blocks.
From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley
A rope rove through a sheave or block on the fore-topmast head, for hoisting the jib.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
The fore-topmast was in its place, the main-topgallant-mast replaced, and the standing and running rigging nearly finished.
From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley
We were now just fore-reaching under two lower topsails, reefed foresail, and fore-topmast staysail—not even holding our own.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Frank T. Bullen
This morning Vice Admiral Hopson hoisted the red flag at our fore-topmast head in order to go ahead of the fleet to defeat the French and Spanish galleons which lay up the river.
From The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day by Ralph Delahaye Paine
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