fore-topmast Naut.
(fɔəˈtɒpmɑːst, -æ-)
[f. fore- prefix + topmast.]
The mast above the fore-mast; also attrib., as fore-topmast crosstrees, fore-topmast-head, etc.
| 1626 Capt. Smith Accid. Yng. Seamen 12 The fore top mast. 1692 Lond. Gaz. No. 2763/1 He spread his Flag at the Fore-top-mast-head. 1858 Merc. Marine Mag. V. 199 Hauled down fore topmast-staysail. 1869 Daily News 10 Dec., The Monarch will display..the American ensign abreast of the foretopmast crosstrees. |