Forestay

Quick meaning: Forestay is a noun meaning (nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship.

Meaning

(nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.
2. (transitive) To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.

Example Sentences

Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack.

It is reasonable to suppose that further research into the complex bio-chemistry of the blood will result in more satisfactory substitutes for plasma than are now available and thereby death may be more easily forestayed.

[...] in our capital construction plan, we might not plan the manufacture of equipment according to storage, thus delaying the sale of our manufactured equipment and forestaying return on investment by equipment manufacturing agencies.

Word Forms

• forestays
• forstay
• forestaying
• forestayed

Synonyms for forestay

Depending on context, synonyms include headstay.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include staysail, forebeam, forestaysail, foretopsail, headstay, backstay.

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