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1. A strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from the head of one mast down to some other mast or other part of the vessel; rigging running fore (forestay) and aft (backstay) from a mast to the hull. The stays support a mast's weight forward and aft, while the shrouds support its weight from side to side. 2. To cancel a charge in a military tribunal.
A device for adjusting tension in stays, shrouds and similar lines.
To climb steadily upwards, from the motion of a sailor climbing shrouds on a sailing ship.
Standing rigging running from a mast to the sides of a ship to support the mast sideways. The shrouds work with stays, which run forward and aft, to support the mast's weight.
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n. pl.
Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the "top."
v. t.
To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.
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One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.
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Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
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Provided with a shroud or shrouds.
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The shrouds. See Shroud, n., 7.
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To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument.
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Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
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A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye.
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A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast.
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A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing.
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A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree.
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A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.
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A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.
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A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
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The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder.
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Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
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Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks.
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A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts.
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