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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-stey, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌsteɪ, ˈfoʊr-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fawr-stey, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌsteɪ, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of forestay word
- noun forestay 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. 1
- noun forestay a stay leading aft and upwards toward the mainmast of a sloop, knockabout, cutter, ketch, yawl, or dandy. 1
- noun forestay A stay leading forward and down to support a ship’s foremast. 1
- noun forestay an adjustable stay leading from the truck of the foremast to the deck, stem, or bowsprit, for controlling the motion or bending of the mast 0
- noun forestay a rope or cable reaching from the head of a ship's foremast to the bowsprit, for supporting the foremast 0
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Origin of forestay
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, forestay is from the Middle English word forstay. See fore-, stay3
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Parts of speech for Forestay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forestay popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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