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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Backstaysnoun
Ropes or stays which keep the masts of a ship from pitching forward or overboard.
Etymology: from back and stay.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
backstays
Long ropes extending from all mast-heads above a lower-mast to both sides of the ship or chain-wales; they are extended and set up with dead eyes and laniards to the backstay-plates. Their use is to second the shrouds in supporting the mast when strained by a weight of sail in a fresh wind. They are usually distinguished into breast and after backstays; the first being intended to sustain the mast when the ship sails upon a wind; or, in other terms, when the wind acts upon a ship obliquely from forwards; the second is to enable her to carry sail when the wind is abaft the beam; a third, or shifting backstay, is temporary, and used where great strain is demanded when chasing, chased, or carrying on a heavy pressure of canvas: they are fitted either with lashing eyes, or hook and thimble with selvagee strop, so as to be instantly removed.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of backstays in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of backstays in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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