"forechain" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From fore- + chain.",
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      "form": "forechains",
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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "1924, Herman Melville, chapter 12, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.",
          "text": "Slip into the lee forechains, Billy; there is something in the wind. […]",
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        "A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast."
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          "shrouds",
          "shrouds"
        ],
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          "foremast",
          "foremast"
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        "(nautical, usually in the plural) A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast."
      ],
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        "plural-normally"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
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  "word": "forechain"
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  "etymology_text": "From fore- + chain.",
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        "A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast."
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        "(nautical, usually in the plural) A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast."
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