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headstay

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8 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aadehstyStarts with HEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the farthest forward forestay that runs from the bow or bowsprit to the top of the mast.

Word origin

From head + stay.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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