Examples of 'foremast' in a sentence
Meaning of "foremast"
Foremast - a noun that refers to the mast nearest the bow on a ship
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- The mast nearest the bow, on a ship with more than one mast; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
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The foremast has broken its shoe.
Tis lucky only the foremast fell.
The foremast was set forward of the forecastle.
She was in want of a foremast and extensive repairs.
Join the muskets on the foremast.
She goes up the foremast to check on the lookout.
A small conning tower was built aft of the foremast.
Supply had lost her foremast and bowsprit.
The foremast will soon be mended.
Both its main mast and foremast were replaced.
The foremast has toppled but remains on the wreck.
Hoist the signals from the foremast below the yard.
The foremast is sprung so at the moment we can not fully rig it.
The rig was changed to barkentine square sail on foremast only.
Lay for the foremast and fire on the uproll.
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Purchased a new foremast.
Her new foremast was damaged.
She had had to put in for repairs as she had sprung her foremast.
But our foremast is still shot and we can spread no sail.
All her cargo space was forward and the foremast incorporated two derricks.
A foremast stood behind the conning position and was fitted with a derrick.
The ships had a military foremast with a fighting top and a pole mainmast.
A hurricane deck covered the turrets and ran from the foremast to the funnels.
Tis lucky only the foremast fell and the hull remains intact.
The Captain takes his place on the foremast.
They then sawed off the foremast in one last desperate attempt to lighten her.
The force of the impact dislodged the ship 's foremast.
Her foremast soon collapsed and it took the mainmast down with it shortly afterward.
About their appearance, foremast was changed to tripod type.
The foremast was about three quarters of the ship 's length in height.
Attie, look under the foremast if you see anyone coming.
The foremast was also torn down, falling onto the port bridge area.
You do not make friends with the foremast jacks, lad.
Her foremast collapsed, and that brought the mainmast down shortly afterward.
We have time to spare, waiting for the foremast tar to harden.
We can not use the foremast and, as a consequence, we can not use the mizzenmast either.
On a larger scale … he could indeed pull the foremast back into position.
A moment more and the foremast fell, which could not be used when the catastrophe occurred.
The ship 's wheelhouse was swept away, possibly after being hit by the falling foremast.
These priorities include first aod foremast consumer information, which of course is essential.
A square-topsail schooner carries one or more square-rigged topsails on its foremast.
Three funnels were fitted, with the foremast between the ship 's bridge and the first funnel.
As the masts were steel, the Writ was taped to the foremast.
The forward funnel collapsed overboard, then the foremast fell and crushed the fore-bridge.
The ship also received a HF / DF radio direction finder at the top of her foremast.
I have been at the foremast again, Edmund.
Among other things, Mexicana was fitted with a new mainmast and a new foremast.
Later in the morning, the foremast of Hébé was seriously damaged and another man killed.
A SG surface-search radar was mounted on the foremast at the same time.
The foremast will soon be mended . Dinna fash, lads.
