Definition
The plural of foremast; the forward masts on ships (the front masts that hold sails).
Etymology
From 'fore-' (front) + 'mast' (vertical pole). This is straightforward nautical vocabulary that evolved from Middle English and has been used since medieval times.
Kelly Says
On large ships, the foremast was actually second in importance only to the mainmast—it's what sailors first caught sight of when spotting another ship on the horizon.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መ前 ደህን
me-qen deh-n
ARالعربية
أعمدة مقدمة
a-e-ma-da mak-di-mah
BNবাংলা
প্রান্তের মাস্ট
pro-an-ter mast
DADansk
formaster
for-mas-ter
ELΕλληνικά
μαστού
mas-tou
ESEspañol
mástiles de proa
mas-tee-les deh proh-ah
FISuomi
etummaston
et-tu-mas-ton
FRFrançais
mâts de proue
mats deh pruh
GUGU
મુખ્ય મહિલા
mukhya mahi-la
HEעברית
מַסְתִּים
mas-tim
HIहिन्दी
पूर्वी मास्ट
poorvee mast
HUMagyar
elsőtoronyok
el-soh-to-ro-no-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
tiang utama
tee-ang oo-ta-ma
ITItaliano
mastri della prua
mas-tri deh-la proh-ah
KKKK
алдыңғы масты
al-dyng-gy ma-sty
MRMR
आगाच्या माचि
a-ga-cha ma-chi
MSBahasa Melayu
tiang utama
tee-ang oo-ta-ma
NLNederlands
voorstevenmasten
voh-rs-te-vehn-mas-ten
PTPortuguês
masts da proa
masts dah proh-ah
RORomână
mașturi de proa
ma-ş-tu-ri deh proh-ah
SVSvenska
förmast
for-mast
SWKiswahili
mabwana
ma-bwa-na
TAதமிழ்
முன் மாலுக்கம்
mun-ma-loo-kam
TEతెలుగు
ముందు మాస్టు
mun-du ma-stu
THไทย
เสาเรือหน้า
sao reuh nah
TLTL
mga haligi ng barko
mga ha-li-gi ng bar-ko
TRTürkçe
ön direksiyonlar
ön di-rek-siyon-lar
UKУкраїнська
мачти
ma-chti
URاردو
جہاز کے اگلی سمت کے ستون
ja-haz kay ag-li simt kay su-tun
VITiếng Việt
cột buồm
cot boo-om
YOYO
ẹ̀lẹ́gbọ́n
e-le-gbon
ZUZU
amahlukaneni
a-mahlu-ka-ne-ni