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fore-top⋅mast

  [fawr-top-mast, -mahst, fohr-; Naut. fawr-top-muhst, fohr-]
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–noun
the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.
Origin:
1620–30
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fore·top·mast   (fôr'tŏp'məst, -təp-māst', fōr'-)   
n.   Nautical
The mast that is above the foretop.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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