(EN) fore topmast staysail

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• Topmast — The masts of traditional sailing ships were not single spars, but were constructed of separate sections or masts, each with its own rigging. The topmast is one of these.The topmast is semi permanently attached to the upper front of the lower mast …   Wikipedia

• ПАРУСНОСТЬ, РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ ЧЕТЫРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА — ПАРУСНОСТЬ, РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ ЧЕТЫРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА …   Морской словарь

• Stays (nautical) — Stays are the heavy ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run from the masts to the hull, usually fore and aft along the centerline of the vessel. The stay that runs aft is called backstay and the stay that runs forward is called forestay …   Wikipedia

• Sail-plan — A sail plan is a set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. It shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship.The combinations shown in a sail plan almost always include three configurations:A light air sail plan …   Wikipedia

• Jib — For other uses, see Jib (disambiguation). A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bow, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers… …   Wikipedia

• sail — Synonyms and related words: aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, breeze, canoe, canvas, carry sail, circumnavigate, clew, cloth, coast, course, cringle, cross,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• jib — Synonyms and related words: avert, avoid, back down, balance, balk, balloon sail, batten, bear off, blench, blink, boggle, cringe, debate, deliberate, demur, dodge, draw aside, draw back, duck, ease off, edge off, evade, fade, fall back, falter,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• inner jib — Naut. a headsail immediately forward of a forestaysail or fore topmast staysail. * * * …   Universalium

• jib — jib1 /jib/, n. Naut. 1. any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore topmast staysail. Cf. flying jib, inner jib. See diag. under ship. 2. the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib. 3. cut of one s jib …   Universalium

• jib — I or jibb [[t]dʒɪb[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore topmast staysail 2) naut. navig. the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib • cut of one s jib Etymology: 1655–65; …   From formal English to slang

• inner jib — noun : a jib immediately forward of the forestaysail on a ship where several jibs are carried see sail illustration * * * Naut. a headsail immediately forward of a forestaysail or fore topmast staysail …   Useful english dictionary