foretop

ˈfɔː.tɒp

Definition

Definition of foretop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hairstyle

Rare

lock of hair on the forehead

Rare

She brushed the foretop away from her eyes.

bangs

forelock

fringe

maritime

Dated

platform at the top of the foremast

Dated

The sailor climbed to the foretop to keep watch.

crow's nest

masthead

platform

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Images of foretop

lock of hair on the forehead
platform at the top of the foremast

Origin of foretop

Old English, fore (before) + top (summit)

Examples of foretop in a sentence

His foretop was styled into a small quiff.
He spotted land from the foretop.
The foretop was a strategic lookout point.

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French:mèche, hune, ...
German:Stirnlocke, Vormastplattform, ...
Italian:ciuffo, piattaforma del trinchetto, ...
Spanish:flequillo, castillo de proa, ...
Portuguese:franja, gávea do mastro de proa, ...
Chinese:刘海, 前桅台, ...
Japanese:前髪, フォアトップ, ...
Arabic:غرة, منصة الصاري الأمامي, ...
Hebrew:שִׂיעָר הַמֵּצַח, קָצֶה קִדְמִי, ...
Russian:челка, фор-топ, ...
Ukrainian:чубчик, фок-щогла, ...
Hindi:चोटी, फोरटॉप, ...
Bengali:কপালের চুল, ফোরটপ, ...
Catalan:serrell, masteler de proa, ...
Czech:kadeř, přední mars, ...
Danish:pandehår, stormast, ...
Dutch:voorlok, voormars, ...
Greek:φράντζα, πρότοπο, ...
Hungarian:frufru, előárbockosár, ...
Khmer:សក់មុខថ្ងាស, វេទិកានៅកំពូលដងក្ដោងខាងមុខ, ...
Korean:앞머리, 앞 돛대 꼭대기, ...
Persian:موی پیشانی, سکوی جلو, ...
Polish:grzywka, mars, ...
Portuguese (BR):franja, topo de proa, ...
Romanian:breton, coș de veghe, ...
Swedish:lugg, märs, ...
Thai:ปอยผม, แพลตฟอร์มบนเสากระโดงหน้า, ...
Turkish:perçem, güverte, ...
Vietnamese:lọn tóc trên trán, nền tảng trên đỉnh cột buồm trước, ...

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