Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack.
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Forestay
Synonyms for "forestay" (20 found)
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Translations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- etuharus noun (stay that extends from the top of the foremast)
- etustaagi noun (stay that extends from the top of the foremast)
- keulaharus noun (stay that extends from the top of the foremast)
Hebrew
1 entries- סָמוֹךְ קִדְמִי noun (stay that extends from the top of the foremast)
Hungarian
1 entries- forstág noun (stay that extends from the top of the foremast)
Māori
1 entries- tamawhakaara noun (stay that extends from the top of the foremast)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
It is reasonable to suppose that further research into the complex bio-chemistry of the blood will result in more satisfactory substitutes for plasma than are now available and thereby death may be more easily forestayed.
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[...] in our capital construction plan, we might not plan the manufacture of equipment according to storage, thus delaying the sale of our manufactured equipment and forestaying return on investment by equipment manufacturing agencies.
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