fore-topgallant mast

noun

the spar or section of a spar forming the topgallant portion of a foremast on a ship.

Origin of fore-topgallant mast

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby fore-topgallant mast

fore-and-after, fore-check, fore-edge, fore-edge painting, fore-topgallant, fore-topgallant mast, fore-topmast, fore-topsail, forearm, forearm smash, forebear

Example sentences from the Web for fore-topgallant mast

  • A new jib-boom had been rigged out, and the only spar wanting was the fore-topgallant-mast, which could be easily done without.

    The Ruined Cities of Zululand |Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley

  • I can just catch sight of her fore-topgallant-mast against the sky, over the trees.

    The Three Lieutenants |W.H.G. Kingston