FORESTAY • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Forestay

"Forestay" Quotes from Famous Books

... to reply when a broadside from the corvette came hissing through the air; one shot only, however, struck the brig and shot away her forestay. ...

— The Three Lieutenants • W.H.G. Kingston

... mate hang a riding light on the forestay, Lowry got his night glasses, and turned them upon ...

— Tom Gerrard - 1904 • Louis Becke

... sawed nearly through the mast at its base, while the others cleared away the light shrouds and forestay. Then a few tugs on the lee shroud sent it overboard, while the men dodged from under. Beyond smashing the bridge ...

— The Wreck of the Titan - or, Futility • Morgan Robertson

... starboard quarter, and ripped out a whole plank under water. She sank at once, but it was in such shoal water that she did not settle entirely, and none of the men were drowned. Soon afterward the Growler had her forestay and main-boom shot away, and, becoming unmanageable, ran ashore and was also captured. The Growler had 1 killed and 8 wounded, the Eagle 11 wounded; their united crews, including 34 volunteers, amounted to 112 men. The British gun-boats suffered no loss; of the troops on shore three ...

— The Naval War of 1812 • Theodore Roosevelt

... took me at the sight. In a sudden rage I gripped the forestay with my left hand, lowered my right, and, slipping my fingers under his belt, lifted him—he was a light man—swung him outboard and overboard, and ...

— Sir John Constantine • Prosper Paleologus Constantine