Forestay Definition

fôrstā
noun
A rope or cable reaching from the head of a ship's foremast to the bowsprit, for supporting the foremast.
Webster's New World
verb

To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.

Wiktionary

To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Forestay

Noun

Singular:
forestay
Plural:
forestays

Origin of Forestay

  • From fore- +‎ stay (“to hold off, postpone, delay”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From fore- +‎ stay (“a stay, rope”).

    From Wiktionary

Forestay Sentence Examples

  • With minor modification to the existing fittings, Future Fibers was able to replace the rod forestay with a stretch equivalent PBO cable.

  • It is usually called a baby stay or inner forestay.

  • Eventually they were found north of St Ives with a broken forestay but otherwise ok.

  • Setting the staysail - an unusual view through the forestay.

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Words Starting With

FFOFOR

Words Ending With

YAYTAY

Unscrambles

forestay

Words Starting With F and Ending With Y

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Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With F8 Letter Words Ending With Y