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
Sarita (1)-Spanish
Sunniva-Norwegian
Rhianonhri-AN-ahnWelsh
Dua-Arabic
Olle-Swedish
Aikaterine-Greek, Ancient Greek