Foreship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fore part of a ship. archaic

    "He adds that, if the first light appears on the foreship and ascends upward, it is a sign of good luck; if either light begins at the topmast and descends toward the sea, it is a sign of a tempest."

Example

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"He adds that, if the first light appears on the foreship and ascends upward, it is a sign of good luck; if either light begins at the topmast and descends toward the sea, it is a sign of a tempest."

Etymology

From fore- + ship.

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