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FORE-TOPMAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fore-topmast mean?
• FORE-TOPMAST (noun)
The noun FORE-TOPMAST has 1 sense:
1. the topmast next above the foremast
Familiarity information: FORE-TOPMAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The topmast next above the foremast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fore-topmast" is a kind of...):
topmast (the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig)
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