Definition of "foretop" [fore•top]

• Nautical A platform at the top of a ship's foremast. (noun)
• A forelock, especially of a horse. (noun)

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• "For Young, the climb to the foretop was the most dangerous and frightening part of the battle:"
• ""All ready for letting fall, sir," the middy stationed in the foretop was the first to sing out."
• "There being no mosquito bars attached to the berths in the forecastle, the foretop was the only place in which I could procure a few hours repose."