headstay

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English

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Etymology

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From head +‎ stay.

Noun

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headstay (plural headstays)

  1. (nautical) Synonym of forestay
    • 1982 January, Jerry Cartwright, “Cruising Seamanship”, in Motorboating & Sailing, volume 149, number 2, page 23:
      The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather.