Forestay

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Nautical A stay extending from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit of a ship.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship
  • v. To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.
  • v. To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under ship.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Nautical, a strong rope (now generally of wire, and double) extending forward from the head of the foremast to the knight-heads to support the mast.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stay   
    Variant
    ship   
    Hyponym
    mainstay   
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