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
Beyza-Turkish
Inderjeet-Indian (Sikh)
CaraKAHR-ə, KER-əEnglish
Florentius-Late Roman
Yoram-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Mihail-Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek