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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Field	[fi:ld]
EirÍKur	-	Icelandic
Artemis	['a:timis]
Sheherazade	-	Literature
Willemijn	vil-lə-MIEN, wil-lə-MIEN	Dutch
Vivien (1)	-	French