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Definitions of forestay in various dictionaries:
noun - an adj ustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit
A stay extending from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit of a ship.
noun - a wire or rope used to support a foremast
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| Wood, yes, but would not be wood on board |
| Rope set in motion in attack |
| Rope always attached to wood |
| Wood always used as part of the rigging |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| May 4 2009 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
| Jun 20 2008 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
| Jan 13 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
| Jun 26 2001 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
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| Nautical A stay extending from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit of a ship. |
| a rope to support a ship's foremast, running from its top to the deck at the bow. |
| an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit controls the bending of the mast |
| A rope to support a ship's foremast, running from its top to the deck at the bow. |
| Forestay description |
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On a sailing vessel, a forestay, sometimes just called a stay, is a piece of standing rigging which keeps a mast from falling backwards. It is attached either at the very top of the mast, or in fractional rigs between about 1/8 and 1/4 from the top of the mast. The other end of the forestay is attached to the bow of the boat.Often a sail is attached to the forestay. This sail may be a jib or a genoa. In a cutter rig, the jib or jibs are flown from stays in front of the forestay, perhaps going from the masthead to a bowsprit. The sail on the forestay is then referred to as the staysail or stays'l. * A forestay might be made from stainless steel wire on a modern yacht, solid stainless steel rod, carbon rod, or ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (such as Spectra or Dyneema) on a high-performance racing boat, and galvanised wire or natural fibers on an older cutter or square-rigged ship.* |