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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

foremast

/fawr-mast, -mahst, fohr-; Nautical fawr-muhst, fohr-/US // ˈfɔrˌmæst, -ˌmɑst, ˈfoʊr-; Nautical ˈfɔr məst, ˈfoʊr- //UK // (ˈfɔːˌmɑːst, nautical ˈfɔːməst) //

前桅,前桅杆,桅杆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts.

Examples

  • The chain communicated with a powerful crane rigged up on the foremast, and was wrought by a steam windlass on deck.

  • The foremast is sprung, the main-topgallant mast is gone, and the mizzen has been snapped off close by the deck.

  • Five minutes later her foremast was cut in two and came tumbling down.

  • A lookout cage, constructed of steel, was fitted on the foremast at a height of about 95 feet above the water line.

  • I'll send him to Plymouth to get a new foremast, and to see the stranger in.

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