foretopmast
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foretopmast — fore·top·mast (fôrʹtŏp məst, təp măst , fōrʹ ) n. Nautical The mast that is above the foretop. * * * … Universalium
foretopmast — [fɔ: tɒpmα:st, məst] noun the second section of a sailing ship s foremast … English new terms dictionary
foretopmast — foretopˈmast noun The mast erected at the head of the foremast, at the top of which is the foreˈtop gallant mast • • • Main Entry: ↑fore … Useful english dictionary
HMS Eurydice (1841) — HMS Eurydice was a 24 gun frigate which was the victim of one of Britain s worst peace time naval disasters when she sank in 1878.Origins of the Eurydice Designed by Admiral the Hon. G. Elliot, the second Eurydice was a very fast 24 26 gun… … Wikipedia
Flying Dutchman — For other uses, see Flying Dutchman (disambiguation). The Flying Dutchman by Albert Pinkham Ryder c. 1887 (Smithsonian American Art Museum) The legend of the Flying Dutchman concerns a ghost ship that can never make port, doomed to sail the… … Wikipedia
Naval Battle of Genoa (1795) — Naval Battle of Genoa Part of the French Revolutionary War Ça Ira fighting … Wikipedia
Battle of Tory Island — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tory Island partof=the French Revolutionary Wars and the Irish Rebellion of 1798 caption=Coastline of Tory Island date=12 October 1798 place=Atlantic Ocean, convert|20|nmi|km north of the Donegal coast … Wikipedia
foretopsail — fore·top·sail (fôrʹtŏp səl, təp , fōrʹ ) n. Nautical The sail hung from the foretopmast. * * * … Universalium
jib — jib1 /jib/, n. Naut. 1. any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore topmast staysail. Cf. flying jib, inner jib. See diag. under ship. 2. the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib. 3. cut of one s jib … Universalium
foretopsail — noun the sail draped from the foretopmast … Wiktionary
