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Meanings of forestay in anglès
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Usage of forestay in anglès
1
The mast also was leaning aft, the forestay having been carried away.
2
A lantern was hoisted on the forestay, and all hands were soon asleep.
3
Arms and legs windmilling, he toppled forward and grabbed the forestay.
4
Cut the jeers, cut the halliards -cut the forestay, for that matter.
5
Next day Parmiter was in the foretop splicing the forestay.
6
The forestay snapped, the mainsail split, and the lower yards and foremast were damaged.
7
So saying, Tom Virtue took his place in the bow, holding on by the forestay.
8
I grumbled quietly and wrapped myself tightly around the forestay, peering still into the mist.
9
Something struck me and I turned to Milo, who was slouching by the mainmast forestay.
10
Still gripping the forestay with my left hand, I bent forward, ready to leap for deck.
11
I hate to make sail with a croak astern; 'tis as bad as a crow on forestay-sail.
12
And this, I see, must be the topmast backstay; and this the forestay; and that the topmast stay.
13
Her mast was dependent upon a forestay (spliced) and was not stepped, but worked in a tabernacle.
14
Providentially he clung to the forestay, or he would have, the next instant, been overboard; but he saved himself.
15
First I would go forward and, shackling myself to the forestay, scan what I could see of the horizon.
16
Clambering on to the bulwarks, and holding on to the forestay with one hand, he held it above his head.