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foremast en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /-məst/ (UK)
  • /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæst/ (US)
  • /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mɑːst/ (UK)
  • /-məst/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From fore + mast.

Meanings

  1. The mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or a non-sailing ship with any masts; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
foremasts Number=Plur lexicographic
fore-mast alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

foremastman

Relateds

mizzenmast · jiggermast · spankermast · mainmast

Translations (22)

fi keulamasto (foremost mast) · es palo de trinquete (foremost mast) · sv fockmast (foremost mast) · pt mastro da proa (foremost mast) · ca trinquet (foremost mast) · ro arbore mic (foremost mast) · ro trinchet (foremost mast) · hu előárbóc (foremost mast) · he תֹּרֶן קִדְמִי (foremost mast) · cmn 前桅 (foremost mast) · de Fockmast (foremost mast) · pl fokmaszt (foremost mast) · bg фок мачта (foremost mast) · pl fok (foremost mast) · pt mastro do traquete (foremost mast) · eo frontmasto (foremost mast) · ru фок-ма́чта (foremost mast) · it albero di trinchetto (foremost mast) · nl fokkenmast (foremost mast) · ja フォアマスト (foremost mast) · eo antaŭmasto (foremost mast) · fr mât de misaine (foremost mast)