forestay

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.

Verb

To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.

Synonyms

mainstay

Translations

étai

Fockstag

Vorstag

strallo di trinchetto

voorstag

puntal

الحبل الأمامي

pruva ana istralyası

puntal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: forstay

In summary

From Middle English forstay, forstey, vorstey, equivalent to fore- + stay (“a stay, rope”).