ASTAY

Meaning of ASTAY in English

adv an anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

ASTAY — əˈstā adjective Etymology: a- (I) + stay (rope) of an anchor being hove in : having its cable parallel to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASTAY — (adv.) An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable …
Английский словарь Webster
ASTAY — ( adv. ) An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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