foretop

fore·top

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawr-top, fohr-; for 1 also Nautical fawr-tuh p, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌtɒp, ˈfoʊr-; for 1 also Nautical ˈfɔr təp, ˈfoʊr-/
- /ˈfɔː.tɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr-top, fohr-; for 1 also Nautical fawr-tuh p, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌtɒp, ˈfoʊr-; for 1 also Nautical ˈfɔr təp, ˈfoʊr-/

Definitions of foretop word

noun foretop a platform at the head of a fore lower mast of a ship. 1
noun foretop the forelock of an animal, especially a horse. 1
noun foretop A platform around the head of the lower section of a sailing ship’s foremast. 1
noun foretop a platform at the top of the foremast 0
noun foretop a platform at the top of a ship's foremast 0
noun foretop a horse's (or, formerly, a person's) forelock 0

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Origin of foretop

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

First recorded in 1250-1300, foretop is from the Middle English word fortop. See fore-, top1

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Parts of speech for Foretop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Foretop

foretop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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