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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 foremastplay

  Familiarity information: FORE-TOPMAST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FORE-TOPMAST (noun)


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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