Meaning Of The Word Forestay
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Forestay Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Forestay?
forestay in American English
a rope or cable reaching from the head of a ship's foremast to the bowsprit, for supporting the foremast noun: a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast forestay in British English noun: an adjustable stay leading from the truck of the foremast to the deck, stem, or bowsprit, for controlling the motion or bending of the mast |
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