ALL meanings of forestay
fore·stay
F f - noun forestay A stay leading forward and down to support a ship’s foremast. 1
- 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 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