Definition
A rope or cable fastened to the head (front) of a ship, used for mooring or towing; a nautical term for forward mooring lines.
Etymology
From 'head' (front of a ship) + 'fast' (a nautical term from Old Norse 'fastr' meaning secure or fixed). Used in maritime terminology since at least the 17th century.
Kelly Says
Sailors had specific names for every rope on a ship—'headfast' was part of a precise vocabulary that allowed sailors to communicate clearly in dangerous, noisy conditions at sea!
Translations
ARالعربية
رأس ثابت
ra's thabit
BNবাংলা
সিঁথি মাথা
sinthi matha
CACatalà
cap ferm
cap ferm
CSČeština
pevná hlava
pevná hlava
DADansk
fast hoved
fast hoved
DEDeutsch
fest im Kopf
fest im kopf
ELΕλληνικά
στερεό κεφάλι
stereo kefali
ESEspañol
cabeza firme
ka-be-sa fier-meh
FAفارسی
سر محکم
sar mohakam
FISuomi
vakaa pää
va-kaa pää
FRFrançais
tête ferme
tet ferm
GUGU
ટીપ્પુ મગજ
tippu mag
HAHA
kafa mai gaba
ka-fa mai ga-ba
HEעברית
ראש חזק
rosh chazak
HIहिन्दी
सिर मजबूत
sir majboot
HUMagyar
merev fej
mer-ev fej
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala teguh
ke-pa-la te-guh
IGIG
isi n'egbu
isi n'egbu
ITItaliano
testa forte
testa forte
KMKM
ច្បាប់ មាន
chbap mahn
KO한국어
머리 고정
meo-ri go-jeong
MRMR
शिर मजबूत
shir majboot
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala teguh
ke-pa-la te-guh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိတ်
kyaw-kye-sit
NLNederlands
vaste kop
vaste kop
NONorsk
fast hode
fast hode
PAPA
ਸਿਰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ
sir mazboot
PLPolski
twarda głowa
tvarda głowa
PTPortuguês
cabeça firme
ka-be-sa fer-meh
RORomână
cap ferm
cap ferm
RUРусский
крепкий ум
krepkıy um
SVSvenska
fast huvud
fast huvudd
SWKiswahili
kichwa imara
ki-cha wa i-ma-ra
TAதமிழ்
தலை திடமாக
thala thidaamaga
TEతెలుగు
తల బిగుసు
tal bigusu
TLTL
matigas na ulo
ma-ti-gas na ulo
TRTürkçe
baş sağlam
baş sağlam
UKУкраїнська
міцна голова
mytsna golova
URاردو
سر مضبوط
sar mudboot
VITiếng Việt
đầu kiên định
dau kien dinh
ZH中文
头脑坚定
tóu nǎo jiàn dìng
ZUZU
umhlaba oqinisile
um-hla-ba o-qi-ni-si-le