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.
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
A standing-rig piece that stays a mast laterally. The lateral stays that extend from a topmast or topgallant to the chainplates, however are called backstays rather than shrouds
Standing rigging that supports a mast laterally.
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 wire that supports the mast sideways.
Ropes or wires running laterally from the top of the mast to the side of the vessel that support the mast
(shrouding) or rim boards- the rim of a water wheel, which forms the sides of the bucket enclosures.
A part of the standing rigging that supports the mast sideways.
Rope or wire standing rigging used to support masts athwartship.
a rope or wire that supports a mast in athwartship direction compare stay
The wires holding the mast at the sides.
A grouping of steel ropes which laterally support a mast, preventing it from moving from side-to-side, and facilitate climbing the rig. They are a key part of a vessel’s standing rigging.
Mast support rigging, usually a wire, that runs from the mast to the side of the boat.
wire or string to hold the mast up from the side
a fixed, immovable line that secures the masts to the sides of the ship. (See also Stay.)
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].
Part of the standing rigging that helps to support the mast by running from the top of the mast to the side of the boat. Sailboats usually have one or more shrouds on each side of the mast.
Stays consisting of multiple parallel lines. Also useful for climbing in the rigging. (See rigging illustration.)
One of the principal members of the standing rigging, consisting of wire rope that extends from the mast head to the ship's side, affording lateral support for a mast.
Standing rigging to support the mast sideways.
On a sailboat, the shrouds are pieces of standing rigging which hold the mast up from side to side. There is frequently more than one shroud on each side of the boat. Usually a shroud will connect at the top of the mast, and additional shrouds might connect partway down the mast, depending on the design of the boat.