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forerank

forerank noun: the first rank; the front row.

Noun

forerank (plural foreranks)

  1. The first rank; the front row.
    • He was in the forerank of a crowd that gathered when Burke, a surfman, plunged from the east pier and dragged out a drowning boy1925, Harold Titus, Age
    • the forerank launched their spears, which Conor easily avoided.2018, Stephen R. Lawhead, In the Region of the Summer Stars

Forms of forerank

pluralforeranks

Origin of forerank

From fore- + rank.

Questions about forerank

What does forerank mean?
Forerank means the first rank; the front row.
What part of speech is forerank?
Forerank is a noun.
What is the plural of forerank?
The plural of forerank is foreranks.

Words near forerank in the dictionary

  1. forequarters
  2. forequoted
  3. Forer effect
  4. Forer effects
  5. foreran
  6. forerank
  7. foreranks
  8. forereach
  9. forereached
  10. forereaches
  11. forereaching

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