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  • 51Fore River (soccer) — Fore River (also known as the Fore River Shipbuilding Company Stars) was an amateur U.S. soccer team which had its origins as the Fore River Shipbuilding company team of Quincy, Massachusetts.HistoryEarly team records are spotty, but the team… …

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  • 52Fore — Fore, n. The front; hence, that which is in front; the future. [1913 Webster] {At the fore} (Naut.), at the fore royal masthead; said of a flag, so raised as a signal for sailing, etc. {To the fore}. (a) In advance; to the front; to a prominent… …

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  • 53Fore River Transportation — The Fore River Transportation Corporation reporting mark|FRVT is the operator of the Fore River Railroad, a class III railroad in eastern Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.The railroad runs from the Fore River… …

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  • 54fore — To the fore was originally a Scottish and Anglo Irish phrase meaning ‘at hand, available, surviving’. It came into English literary use during the 19c, and in current standard English means ‘into view, to the front’. A person is said to have come …

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  • 55fore — [fôr, fōr] adv. [ME < OE fore, foran, akin to Ger vor < IE base * per , through, throughout, before > FOR1, FOR , L per] 1. at, in, or toward the bow of a ship: only in FORE AND AFT 2. Obs. previously adj …

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  • 56Fore-topmast — Fore top mast, n. (Naut.) The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore topgallant mast; the mast next above the foremast. See {Ship}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 57fore-top|gal|lant — «FR top GAL uhnt, FOHR ; Nautical FR tuh GAL uhnt, FOHR », adjective. of or belonging to the mast, sails, or yards next above the fore topmast on the forward mast of a square rigged ship. The fore topgallant mast is the third section of mast from …

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  • 58fore — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ situated or placed in front. ► NOUN ▪ the front part of something, especially a ship. ► EXCLAMATION ▪ called out as a warning to people in the path of a golf ball. ● to the fore Cf. ↑to the fore …

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  • 59Fore-topgallant — Fore top*gal lant (? or ?), a. (Naut.) Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore topgallant sail. See {Sail}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 60fore-brace — foreˈ brace noun A rope attached to the fore yardarm, for changing the position of the foresail • • • Main Entry: ↑fore …

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