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Jackstay
A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
📖 Definitions of "Jackstay"
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A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
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A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
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A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
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(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jackstay"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| jibstaynoun | (nautical) A stay (normally the forestay) to which the jib is attached |
| cross-jack yardnoun | (nautical) The lower yard on the mizenmast of a square-rigged ship |
| babystaynoun | (nautical) A stay just forward of the mast, used to support the mast. |
| stayverb | (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide. |
| docknoun | Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. |
| spring staynoun | (nautical) A preventer stay, to assist the regular one; a smaller stay placed above the stays as a duplicate if needed. |
| barrack stanchionnoun | (naval slang) A sailor who remains on land for a long time, not taking any sea voyage. |
| sailyardnoun | (nautical) A yard (spar or shaft) to which the sails of a ship are bent (tied or fastened to). |
| sailroomnoun | A room on a ship for the storage of sails. |
| boatelnoun | (nautical) A ship, normally moored alongside a quay, used as a hotel |
| staithenoun | (UK, rail transport) An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons. |
| yardnoun | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
| stationnoun | A stopping place. |
| stadenoun | A stage of progress |
| jettynoun | (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below. |
| shipnoun | (nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat. |
| gangwaynoun | A passageway through which to enter or leave. |
| slipnoun | An act or instance of slipping. |
| cambernoun | A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides. |
| stationkeepingnoun | (by extension) The maintenance of a satellite in geosynchronous orbit over a desired spot. |
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