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
Zayna-Arabic
Melanija-Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Latvian, Lithuanian
TosiaTAW-shahPolish
Agar['eiga:]
Cleveland['kli:vlənd]
PhoenixFEE-niksEnglish (Modern)