Definitions for jackstayˈdʒækˌsteɪ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jack•stayˈdʒækˌsteɪ(n.)
a rod or batten, following a yard, gaff, or boom, to which one edge of a sail is bent.
Category: Navy
a rail for guiding the movement of the hanks of a sail.
Category: Navy
Origin of jackstay:
1830–40
Wiktionary
jackstay(Noun)
A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
Webster Dictionary
Jackstay(noun)
a rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened
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