Backstay is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for BACKSTAY in dictionary:

NOUN:
• a stay on a sailing ship leading downwards and aft from the top or upper part of a mast.
• stay leading aft from the upper part of a mast to the deck or stern
• A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast.
• A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.
• a stay that supports the back of something
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a support for a mast

Words related to BACKSTAY

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Words that contain BACKSTAY

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How to use BACKSTAY in a sentence

• The man got out by the royal backstay, and lit his flare.
• Abruptly, as he fired his last shot, I was aware of an indistinct Something, gliding down the starboard royal backstay.
• The sheet had fouled the great cleat which was bolted to the deck beams amidships aft for the backstay, and that was easily cleared.
• Then he paid off to the wind, and we slacked off the sheet with the help of a turn of its fall round the great cleat of the backstay.

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