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Foremast vs Foreyard - What's the difference?

foremast | foreyard |

In nautical terms the difference between foremast and foreyard

is that foremast is (on a ship with more than one mast) the mast nearest the bow while foreyard is a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.

foremast

English

Alternative forms

* fore-mast

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) (on a ship with more than one mast ) the mast nearest the bow

    • See also

    * mainmast * mizzenmast

    Anagrams

    * *

    foreyard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.

    • Synonyms

    * headyard