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The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

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  1. n. The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
  2. n. Main support; principal dependence.
  3. n. a prominent supporter
  4. n. a central cohesive source of support and stability
  5. n. the forestay that braces the mainmast
  6. 1. (Naut.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop. 2. Main support; principal dependence. The great mainstay of the Church. Buckle.
  7. The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to themaintop.
  8. n:100 n. the forestay that braces the mainmast