The plural of forerib; multiple ribs located toward the front or forward portion of a structure.
From 'forerib' + the English plural suffix '-s'. The standard plural form indicating multiple front ribs.
In medieval shipbuilding, the foreribs determined how well a ship could cut through waves—the better the foreribs, the faster and more elegant the ship, making them hotly debated by competing nautical builders.
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