foretop

A noun with two distinct meanings: a platform near the head of a foremast on a sailing ship, or a lock of hair that grows forward between a horse's ears.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo con dos significados distintos: la plataforma en la parte superior del palo mayor de proa en un buque de vela, o un mechón de pelo que crece hacia adelante entre las orejas de un caballo.

1. Nautical platform C1 formal

   A raised platform located at the top of the lower section of a foremast, used by sailors for lookout or handling sails.

   • The sailor climbed up to the foretop to check the rigging.
   • From the foretop, the lookout could see the distant shore.
   • He stood on the foretop, scanning the horizon for any sign of land.

   🇪🇸cofa de trinquete

2. Horse's forelock C1 formal

   A tuft of hair that grows forward from a horse's mane between the ears, often called the forelock.

   • The horse's foretop was neatly braided for the show.
   • She gently brushed the foretop of her pony.
   • The breed standard requires a well-groomed foretop.

   🇪🇸Pelo de la frente del caballo

   Sinónimos: forelock

• foretops plural form
• foretops' possessive plural form
• foretop's possessive singular form