forechain

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noun

A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast.

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Meanings

nounforechain (plural forechains)

plural forechains

  1. plural normallynauticalA chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast.

    "Slip into the lee forechains, Billy; there is something in the wind. […]"

    1924, Herman Melville, chapter 12, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.

Origin

From fore- + chain.

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APA

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MLA

“forechain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forechain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forechain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forechain.

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