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Unlike the main and mizzen masts that rotate 180 degrees, the foremast rotates 270 degrees giving guests incredible elevated views.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The foremast is on display at the Rogers Street Fishing Village in Two Rivers.
—Hannah Hernandez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
Frantic efforts to lighten the Philadelphia—cannons were thrown overboard; the foremast was chopped down—proved futile, as did other efforts to dislodge the ship.
—Mark G. Spencer, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2023
Originally constructed in 1909, the 155-and-a-half-foot brigantine yacht was composed of sturdy oak and Oregon pine with a 122-foot foremast and nearly 13,000 feet of layered sails.
—Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
For instance, Luebke adds, the President's flag has historically flown at the mainmast while a different flag for the Vice President is flown at the slightly shorter foremast.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 Oct. 2017
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The foremast is on display at the Rogers Street Fishing Village in Two Rivers.
—Hannah Hernandez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
Frantic efforts to lighten the Philadelphia—cannons were thrown overboard; the foremast was chopped down—proved futile, as did other efforts to dislodge the ship.
—Mark G. Spencer, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2023
Originally constructed in 1909, the 155-and-a-half-foot brigantine yacht was composed of sturdy oak and Oregon pine with a 122-foot foremast and nearly 13,000 feet of layered sails.
—Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
For instance, Luebke adds, the President's flag has historically flown at the mainmast while a different flag for the Vice President is flown at the slightly shorter foremast.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 Oct. 2017
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“Foremast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foremast. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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foremast
noun
fore·mast
-ˌmast 
-məst
: the mast nearest the bow of a ship
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