Definitions for forestays

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forestays fore·stay

Spelling: [fawr-stey, fohr-]

IPA: /ˈfɔrˌsteɪ, ˈfoʊr-/

Forestays is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 506 anagrams from letters in forestays (aeforssty).

Definitions for forestays

noun

1. a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast.
2. a stay leading aft and upwards toward the mainmast of a sloop, knockabout, cutter, ketch, yawl, or dandy.
3. a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast.
4. a stay leading aft and upwards toward the mainmast of a sloop, knockabout, cutter, ketch, yawl, or dandy.

Origin of forestays

First recorded in 1325-75, forestay is from the Middle English word forstay. See fore-, stay³

Examples for forestays

The next moment he had reached out a hand, caught hold of the One-and-All's forestay, and swung himself out into the darkness.

A lamp hung on the forestay as a beacon for the boats and one could see the sweep of planks and line of the rail.

A lantern was hoisted on the forestay, and all hands were soon asleep.

The three who escaped and afterwards gave evidence, saved themselves by climbing up the forestay and hiding in the top.

Then the lantern in the forestay bobbed down and up, and he came back to where Trask stood.

Her spinnaker bellied against the topmast stay and forestay, and formed at once a backsail, if anything.

A little above her forestay a small window, uncurtained and brightly lit, broke the long stretch of featureless black wall.

Two engineers sawed nearly through the mast at its base, while the others cleared away the light shrouds and forestay.

Hoisted well up, as it should be, right under the forestay, it is high enough to catch the wind between the seas.

So saying, Tom Virtue took his place in the bow, holding on by the forestay.

Her spinnaker bellied against the topmast stay and forestay, and formed at once a backsail, if anything.

Then the lantern in the forestay bobbed down and up, and he came back to where Trask stood.

So saying, Tom Virtue took his place in the bow, holding on by the forestay.

A lamp hung on the forestay as a beacon for the boats and one could see the sweep of planks and line of the rail.

A lantern was hoisted on the forestay, and all hands were soon asleep.

Hoisted well up, as it should be, right under the forestay, it is high enough to catch the wind between the seas.

The three who escaped and afterwards gave evidence, saved themselves by climbing up the forestay and hiding in the top.

Two engineers sawed nearly through the mast at its base, while the others cleared away the light shrouds and forestay.

The next moment he had reached out a hand, caught hold of the One-and-All's forestay, and swung himself out into the darkness.

A little above her forestay a small window, uncurtained and brightly lit, broke the long stretch of featureless black wall.