A piece of standing rigging, shrouds run from the deck to the top of the mast, providing mast stability Shrouds originate from the outside (port and starboard) edge of the boat
Wire side stays running from the upper part of the mast to both the starboard and port sides of the boat The forestay and shrouds form a triangle which supports the mast in an upright position
the standing rigging of a ship, especially the ropes leading from the mastheads to support the masts laterally
Those wires or lines that run down from a mast to the sides of the boat and serve as bracing
Part of the standing rigging The lines or cables, running aloft from the deck to points on the masts, used to support a mast from side to side (port to starboard)
{i} burial cloth, sheet used to wrap a body for burial, cerement; covering, something that covers like a shroud; one of the ropes supporting a ship's mast
A pair of ropes, although sometimes occurring singly, used to steady a mast to the side of a hull Connected to the head of the mast they form part of the standing rigging of a ship
a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses" cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle
One of a set of strong ropes extending on each side of a masthead to the sides of a ship to support a mast laterally Shrouds take their name from the spars they support
A cable or rod that supports the mast sidewise Shrouds run from the chainplates at deck level on the port and starboard side, to the hounds just below the top of the mast
If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available. For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery. the secrecy which has shrouded the whole affair
You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something. a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow Ministers are as keen as ever to wrap their activities in a shroud of secrecy