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Noun Concept
Categories: Sailing rigs and rigging, All articles needing additional references
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stay  stays  headstay  miss stays  stern stay
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(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar WordNet 3.0
English:
nautical
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(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Stays are ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run fore-and-aft along the centerline from the masts to the hull, deck, bowsprit, or to other masts which serve to stabilize the masts. Wikipedia
Heavy ropes, wires, or rods that connect the masts of a sailing vessel to the hull Wikipedia Disambiguation
A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel. Wiktionary
Nautical: strong rope supporting a mast. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
brace
ship element
rigging
PART OF
NL
babystag
HAS KIND
backstay
forestay
jumper stay
dolphin striker
CATEGORY DOMAIN
seafaring
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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stay
Wikipedia
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stays (nautical)
Wikidata
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stays
Wiktionary
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stay
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headstay, miss stays, stay (nautical), stern stay

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