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
AvguŠTin-Slovene
Lumusi-Western African, Ewe
Guda-Arabic
Deannadee-AN-ə, DEEN-əEnglish
Coleenkah-LEENEnglish
MaciejMAH-chayPolish