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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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stay. 1. A part of the standing
rigging of a sailing vessel which supports a mast in the fore-and-aft line,
forestays supporting it from
forward and
backstays from
aft. In vessels with more than one mast, they take their names from the one they support.
2. A term used in connection with a ship's anchor
cable in relation to the ship. A cable is said to be at
short stay when it is taut and leads down to the anchor at a steep angle; it is at
long stay when it is taut and leads out to the anchor well away from the ship's bows, entering the water at a less acute angle.
See
catenary.
3. As a verb, it is the operation of bringing the head of a sailing vessel up to the wind in order to
tack. See also
in stays. A mast is also
stayed forward when it is inclined forward from the perpendicular.
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