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:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Read		REED	English (Rare)
Columbanus		-	Late Roman
Valentinianus		-	Ancient Roman
Doreen		['dɔ:ri:n]
Rayna (1)		-	Bulgarian
Cerdic		-	Anglo-Saxon

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