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
Carol (2)	-	Romanian
Dolores	[də'ləuris]
Yermolai	-	Russian
Gerhild	GER-hilt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Cyneric	-	Anglo-Saxon
Iris	IE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)	Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish