Look up: forestay

1. forestay
   [n] - an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit
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2. Forestay
   Sometimes called a jibstay, or a headstay. A cable supporting the mast, running from the bow to the top of the mast.
   Found on http://www.go-sail.co.uk/dglossf.html
   
   
3. Forestay
   a wire at the front of a boat that holds the mast up
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4. forestay
   Stay of foremast,extending from head of mast to a position forward of it. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
5. Forestay
   Fore'stay` noun (Nautical) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/61
   
   
6. forestay
   noun an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
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7. Forestay
   • (n.) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.
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8. Forestay
   Wire, sometimes rod, support for the mast, running from the bowsprit or foredeck to a point at or near the top of the mast.
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9. forestay
   A supporting line running from the bow of the boat to the upper part of the mast.
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10. Forestay
    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 att...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestay