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
Basima		-	Arabic
Haruki		hah-ṙoo-kee	Japanese
Clover		KLO-vər	English (Rare)
InÉS		ee-NES	Spanish
Okropir		-	Georgian
Rinus		-	Dutch

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