in stays



in stays

A nautical term used to describe a vessel that has its sails flapping as it moves into the wind. The captain says we need to keep the ship in stays for now!
See also: stay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Narayan-Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Odia, Bengali
MercÉDesz-Hungarian
MartieMAHR-deeEnglish
Tuba-Arabic, Turkish
Jarle-Norwegian
Parwiz-Persian