"foremast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foremasts [plural]
Etymology: From fore + mast. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fore|mast}} fore + mast Head templates: {{en-noun}} foremast (plural foremasts)
  1. (nautical) 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. Categories (topical): Nautical, Ship parts Synonyms: fore-mast Related terms: mainmast, jiggermast, mizzenmast, spankermast Translations (foremost mast): фок мачта (fok mačta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), trinquet [masculine] (Catalan), 前桅 (qiánwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), fokkenmast (Dutch), frontmasto (Esperanto), antaŭmasto (Esperanto), keulamasto (Finnish), mât de misaine [masculine] (French), Fockmast [masculine] (German), תֹּרֶן קִדְמִי (toren kidmi) [masculine] (Hebrew), előárbóc (Hungarian), albero di trinchetto [masculine] (Italian), フォアマスト (foamasuto) (Japanese), fok [masculine] (Polish), fokmaszt [masculine] (Polish), mastro do traquete [masculine] (Portuguese), mastro da proa [masculine] (Portuguese), trinchet [masculine] (Romanian), arbore mic [masculine] (Romanian), фок-ма́чта (fok-máčta) [feminine] (Russian), palo de trinquete [masculine] (Spanish), fockmast [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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