BACKSTAY


Meaning of BACKSTAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌstā ]

noun

Date: 1626

1. : a stay extending aft from a masthead

2. : a strengthening or supporting device at the back (as of a carriage or a shoe)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.