forestay
Kelime Anlamı :

1. pruva ana istralyası.
2. pruva ana istralyas.
Tanımlar :
1. nautical A stay extending from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit of a ship.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship
2. to stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.
3. to stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. see Illust. under ship.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. nautical, a strong rope (now generally of wire, and double) extending forward from the head of the foremast to the knight-heads to support the mast.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.