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foremast

noun
fore·​mast | \ ˈfȯr-ËŒmast How to pronounce foremast (audio) , -mÉ™st\

Definition of foremast

: the mast nearest the bow of a ship

Examples of foremast in a Sentence

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 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, "There's a Reason Behind Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's Special Flag Ritual," 13 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of foremast

1582, in the meaning defined above

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foremast

noun
fore·​mast | \ ˈfȯr-ËŒmast How to pronounce foremast (audio) , -mÉ™st\

Kids Definition of foremast

: the mast nearest the bow of the ship

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