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forestay

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fore·stay  (fôrst, fr-)
n. Nautical
A stay extending from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit of a ship.
forestay [ˈfɔːˌsteɪ]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical 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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Noun1.forestay - an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
mainstay - the forestay that braces the mainmast
stay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
Translations
forestay
n (Naut) → Fockstag nt
forestay [ˈfɔːˌsteɪ] n (Naut) → strallo di trinchetto
forestay [ˈfɔːˌsteɪ] n (Naut) → strallo di trinchetto


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When they had come inside the harbour they furled the sails and laid them in the ship's hold; they slackened the forestays, lowered the mast into its place, and rowed the ship to the place where they would have her lie; there they cast out their mooring-stones and made fast the hawsers.
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First they unfastened the sheets and let down the sail and lowered the mast by the forestays upon the mast- rest.
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