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
Brannon-English
FrĪDrihs-Latvian
AdelynAD-ə-linEnglish (Modern)
Na'ima-Arabic
Nadya (1)-Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Hel-Norse Mythology