| 单词 | forestay |
| 释义 | forestay (once / 117023 pages) n WORD FAMILY forestay: forestays+/overstay: overstayed, overstaying, overstays/stay: forestay, overstay, stayed, stayer, staying, stays/stayer: stayers USAGE EXAMPLESA lamp hung on the forestay as a beacon for the boats and one could see the sweep of planks and line of the rail. Bindloss, Harold, Wyndham's Pal(2012) The three who escaped and afterwards gave evidence, saved themselves by climbing up the forestay and hiding in the top. Lindley, Augustus F., Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh—The History of th...(2012) Unharmed, they succeeded in gaining the fo'c'sle, and in less than ten minutes the stiff canvas was straining on the forestay. Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis), The Nameless Island—A Story of some...(2011) n an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast Hypo|Hyper mainstay the forestay that braces the mainmast stay (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar |
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