fore-mast
Bow's tall timber
The fore-mast is the mast nearest the bow of a ship, standing forward of the main mast.
On vessels with multiple masts, it carries the foresails: The fore-mast snapped in the gale.
The term appears in compounds like fore-mastman, a sailor stationed there.
Ship's rearmost vertical spar
- bowspritForward-projecting ship pole
- yardarmOuter spar end
- crosstreesHorizontal mast supports
- houndsDogs bred to track
truck · cap · heel · step · partners · doublings · trestle · cheeks
Forward mast-bracing cable
- shroudsWraps that hide
- ratlinesRope ladder rungs aboard
- halyardsRopes for hoisting sails
- staysRemains in place
sheets · braces · lanyards · deadeyes · splices · turnbuckles · shackles · thimbles
Seagoing transport vessel
- brigShipboard detention quarters
- barqueMulti-masted sailing vessel
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
clipper · galleon · man-of-war · merchantman · square-rigger · brigantine · windjammer · carrack
mizzenmast
Ship's rearmost vertical spar
- bowspritForward-projecting ship pole
- yardarmOuter spar end
- crosstreesHorizontal mast supports
hounds · truck · cap · heel · step · partners · doublings · trestle · cheeks · hoops
forestay
Forward mast-bracing cable
stays · sheets · braces · lanyards · deadeyes · splices · turnbuckles · shackles · thimbles · blocks
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
frigate · clipper · galleon · man-of-war · merchantman · square-rigger · brigantine · windjammer · carrack · caravel
rigger
One who handles tackle
foresail
Sail at bow
fore-mastmizzen-mast
Rearmost pole on ship
mizzenmast · mizzen · mainmast · main-mast