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单词 foremast
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foremast

noun

fore·​mast ˈfȯr-ˌmast How to pronounce foremast (audio)
-məst
: the mast nearest the bow of a ship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Originally constructed in 1909, the 155-and-a-half-foot brigantine yacht was composed of sturdy oak and Oregon pine with a 122-foot foremast and nearly 13,000 feet of layered sails. Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 For instance, Luebke adds, the President's flag has historically flown at the mainmast while a different flag for the Vice President is flown at the slightly shorter foremast. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

foremast

noun

fore·​mast ˈfȯr-ˌmast How to pronounce foremast (audio)
-məst
: the mast nearest the bow of the ship
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