Forestretch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Forestretch is a verb meaning (rare, transitive) To stretch out, forth, or forward.
Meaning
(rare, transitive) To stretch out, forth, or forward.
More Meanings
- (rare, of a seascape) That which stretches out, forth, or forward.
Example Sentences
That's enough," said Heer-bai blocking the father's path with her forestretched arms.
Into it, he slowed and stiffened still more, as though he waded through a holding action, biding till the curve and then the forestretch where he could be faster.
Bend in the forest then the plastic elm, By pressure moulded to the plough-beam's curve: To this be fitted at its nether point An eight foot pole, forestretching; back to back
A seascape, its forestretch is an ocean inlet bounded at a short distance by a low rocky promontary coming from the right edge and submerging near the left; beyond, the sea reaches away to the horizon where a large mountainous island lies [...]
Word Forms
- forestretches
- forestretching
- forestretched
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retch, strech, stretch, streek, draw, spread.
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