Meanings
nounforemast (plural foremasts)
plural foremasts · alternative fore-mast
- nauticalThe mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or a non-sailing ship with any masts; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
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Translations
Bulgarian фок мачта
- фок мачта (fok mačta)foremost mast
Catalan trinquet
- trinquetforemost mast
Chinese Mandarin 前桅
- 前桅 (qiánwéi)foremost mast
Dutch fokkenmast
- fokkenmastforemost mast
Esperanto frontmasto, antaŭmasto
- frontmastoforemost mast
- antaŭmastoforemost mast
Finnish keulamasto
- keulamastoforemost mast
French mât de misaine
- mât de misaineforemost mast
German Fockmast
- Fockmastforemost mast
Hebrew תֹּרֶן קִדְמִי
- תֹּרֶן קִדְמִי (toren kidmi)foremost mast
Hungarian előárbóc
- előárbócforemost mast
Italian albero di trinchetto
- albero di trinchettoforemost mast
Japanese フォアマスト
- フォアマスト (foamasuto)foremost mast
Polish fok, fokmaszt
- fokforemost mast
- fokmasztforemost mast
Portuguese mastro do traquete, mastro da proa
- mastro do traqueteforemost mast
- mastro da proaforemost mast
Romanian trinchet, arbore mic
- trinchetforemost mast
- arbore micforemost mast
Russian фок-ма́чта
- фок-ма́чта (fok-máčta)foremost mast
Spanish palo de trinquete
- palo de trinqueteforemost mast
Swedish fockmast
- fockmastforemost mast
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Cite this entry
APA
foremast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremast
MLA
“foremast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foremast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremast.
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