Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Foremast \Fore"mast`\, n. (Naut.)
   The mast nearest the bow.

   {Foremast} {hand or man} (Naut.), a common sailor; also, a
      man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.

Foremast \Fore"mast`\, n. (Naut.)
   The mast nearest the bow.

   {Foremast} {hand or man} (Naut.), a common sailor; also, a
      man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.

Source : WordNet®

foremast
     n : the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts