fore-bay
(ˈfɔəbeɪ)
[f. fore- prefix + bay n.3]
a. Naut. b. Hydraulics. (see quots.)
| 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Fore-bay..the galley or sick-bay. 1874 Knight Dict. Mech., Forebay, a reservoir or conductor between a mill-race and a waterwheel. The discharging end of a head or mill-race. |