FORESTAY

Meaning of FORESTAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯr-ˌstā ]

noun

Date: 13th century

: a stay from the foremast to the foredeck or bow of a ship

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

FORESTAY — noun Date: 13th century a stay from the foremast to the foredeck or bow of a ship
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORESTAY — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English forstay, forestay, from for-, fore- fore- + stay : a support in front or directed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORESTAY — (n.) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under …
Английский словарь Webster
FORESTAY — /fawr"stay', fohr"-/ , n. 1. a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORESTAY — n. front rope of a mast (on a ship)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORESTAY — noun a large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. ·see ·illust. under …
Webster English vocab
FORESTAY — [ 'fɔ:steɪ ] ■ noun a rope supporting a ship's foremast, running from its top to the deck at the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FORESTAY — [fore.stay] n (13c): a stay from the foremast to the foredeck or bow of a ship
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORESTAY — n. Naut. a stay from the head of the foremast to the ship's deck to support the foremast.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORESTAY — n. Naut. a stay from the head of the foremast to the ship's deck to support the foremast.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORESTAY — n. Naut. a stay from the head of the foremast to the ship's deck to support the foremast.
Oxford English vocab
FORESTAY — форштаг
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
FORESTAY — n. Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ r- ˌ st ā Function: noun Date: 13th century : a stay from the foremast …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FORESTAYSAIL — noun Date: 1742 the triangular aftermost headsail of a schooner, ketch, or yawl set on the forestay
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KNOCKABOUT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: knock about 1. : designed or suitable for rough or casual informal use knockabout clothing a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAD STAY — noun : forestay
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORESTAYSAIL — ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌsāl, -_səl noun : the aftermost headsail of a schooner, ketch, or yawl that is triangular in shape and set …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRANE LINE — noun 1. : one of the lines running from the spritsail topmast of a sailing ship to the middle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORESTAYSAIL — /fawr'stay"sayl', fohr'-/ ; Naut. /fawr'stay"seuhl, fohr'-/ , n. a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEADSTAY — n. (on a ship) forestay, front rope of a mast
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORESTAYSAIL — noun Date: 1742 : the triangular aftermost headsail of a schooner, ketch, or yawl set on the forestay — see …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEADSTAY — ■ noun another term for forestay .
Concise Oxford English vocab
FORETRIANGLE — ■ noun the triangular space between the deck, foremast, and forestay of a sailing vessel.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FORESTAYSAIL — [fore.stay.sail] n (1742): the triangular aftermost headsail of a schooner, ketch, or yawl set on the forestay--see sail illustration
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JIB — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But possibly because he had noted how Conner had lost a protest in mirror-image …
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STAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROPE — Synonyms and related words : Havana, allure, ample scope, anchor, anchor chain, anchor rode, attach, attract, ax, backropes, bag, bait, …
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RIGGING — Synonyms and related words : accouterments, advocate, alpenstock, anchor chain, anchor rode, apparatus, apparel, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, arm, armament, artifice, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROPE — n. 25B6; noun CORD, cable, line, hawser; string. See list. funicular. 25B6; verb his feet were roped together : TIE, …
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RIGGING — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Rigging See also sail . lanyard backstay lazy jack baggywrinkle lutchet bibb mainstay bitt …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STAY — n. 1 guy, line, rope, cable, chain, support, brace, reinforcement; Technical head-stay, (running) backstay, forestay, mainstay, mizen-stay If one of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GROOVE — 1) "to be in groove" плавание на ветер с хорошей скоростью и принадлежащей настройке яхты; 2) groove (forestay & mast) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов

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