Word Meanings - FORE-TOPMAST - Book Publishers vocabulary database
The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast. See Ship.
Related words: (words related to FORE-TOPMAST)
- ERECT
Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached. (more info) 1. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect. Two of far nobler shape, - FOREMAST
The mast nearest the bow. Foremast hand or man , a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast. - WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town. - ERECTILITY
The quality or state of being erectile. - ERECTIVE
Making erect or upright; raising; tending to erect. - WHICH
the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. - TOPGALLANT
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship. 2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The - ERECTO-PATENT
Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading. - ERECTLY
In an erect manner or posture. - STANDSTILL
A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest. - ERECTOR
A muscle which raises any part. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, erects. - ERECTNESS
Uprightness of posture or form. - ERECTER
An erector; one who raises or builds. - ERECTABLE
Capable of being erected; as, an erectable feather. Col. G. Montagu. - ERECTION
The state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue. (more info) 1. The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, - ERECTILE
Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated. Erectile tissue , a tissue which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains. - PREERECT
To erect beforehand. - REERECT
To erect again. - FORE-TOPGALLANT
Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail.