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
Siddharth-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
TreyTRAYEnglish
Mareikemah-RIE-kə (German)Frisian, German
Grimes[graimz]
Eda (2)-Medieval English
Ankica-Croatian