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headstay

American  
[hed-stey] / ˈhɛdˌsteɪ /

noun

  1. (on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head heads of the foremost mast to the stem head heads or the end of the bowsprit.

Etymology

Origin of headstay

head + stay 3

Example Sentences

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The spinnaker was billowing; then as they jibed, flutter, flutter, there it was, snarled around the headstay.

From Time Magazine Archive

You only want to go finger-tight on the headstay nut.

From Time Magazine Archive

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