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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. st[ae]g, akin to D., G., Icel.,
     Sw., & Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic
     origin.] (Naut.)
     A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being
     extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to
     some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called
     fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are
     called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or
        situation of staying, or going about from one tack to
        another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail
        through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
  
     Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used
        for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
  
     To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
        --Totten.
  
     Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the
        heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced
        to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stay \Stay\, n. [AS. st[ae]g, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., & Dan.
     stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.] (Naut.)
     A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being
     extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to
     some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called
     fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are
     called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
  
     In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or
        situation of staying, or going about from one tack to
        another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail
        through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
  
     Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used
        for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
  
     To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
        --Totten.
  
     Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the
        heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced
        to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  triatic stay
     n.
     (lb en nautical) A stay connecting the mastheads of a multi-masted
  rig such as a schooner or ketch.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  triatic stay
     n.
     (lb en nautical) A stay connecting the mastheads of a multi-masted
  rig such as a schooner or ketch.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  triatic stay
     n.
     (lb en nautical) A stay connecting the mastheads of a multi-masted
  rig such as a schooner or ketch.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  triatic stay
     n.
     (lb en nautical) A stay connecting the mastheads of a multi-masted
  rig such as a schooner or ketch.

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  triatic stay /tɹaɪˈatɪk stˈeɪ/ 
  väliharus
  stay connecting the mastheads

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  triatic stay /tɹaɪˈatɪk stˈeɪ/
  1. (den.) direk kulumbirleri arasındaki ıstralya, karanfil.

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