the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts
Word origin
[1575–85; fore- + mast1]This word is first recorded in the period 1575–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: formula, magazine, medium, recall, shelter
Examples of 'foremast' in a sentence
foremast
I looked up to the foremast: she was up there.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The receiving and sending wires were connected to the foremast, the height of which had been considerably increased.