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HEADFAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does headfast mean?
• HEADFAST (noun)
The noun HEADFAST has 1 sense:
1. a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf
Familiarity information: HEADFAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("headfast" is a kind of...):
mooring; mooring line ((nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place)
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