Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foretopgallant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-top-gal-lant
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

above the topmast.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"foretopgallant mast"
"foretopgallant studdingsail"
"foretopgallant shrouds"
"foretopgallant yard"

Etymology

From fore- + topgallant.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does foretopgallant mean?: above the topmast.
Where does foretopgallant come from?: From fore- + topgallant.

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