[fawr-stey, fohr-] 
| 1. | a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast. |
| 2. | a stay leading aft and upwards toward the mainmast of a sloop, knockabout, cutter, ketch, yawl, or dandy. |
| fore·stay (fôr'stā', fōr'-) n. Nautical A stay extending from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit of a ship. |
