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How to pronounce foremast in English?

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Type of mast

Examples of foremast

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Her foremast soon collapsed, and that brought the mainmast down shortly afterward.
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The secondary director is mounted on top of the spotting top on the tripod foremast.
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A square-topsail schooner carries one or more square-rigged topsails on its foremast.
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Java's foremast collapsed, sending her fighting top crashing down through two decks below.
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It was usually square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.
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The foremast is bent and lies on the sea floor near the wreck with the crow's nest still attached on it.
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On the foremast is a similar sail, called the trysail.
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The ship had a smaller topsail on the mainmast above the mainsail and on the foremast above the foresail.
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The force of the impact dislodged the ship's foremast.
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More examples
  • The mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts
  • The mast of a sailing ship is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the style of ship.
  • The forward mast of a two or more masted vessel.
  • First mast closest to the bow.