backstay

Meaning of backstay

noun

a stay on a sailing ship leading downwards and aft from the top or upper part of a mast.

Information about backstay

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of backstay is: backstays.
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Hyphenation of backstay

back-stay

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • backstay is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with backstay

stay, astay, bobstay, jibstay, headstay, sandstay, bestay, forestay, homestay, withstay, buckstay, jackstay, farmstay, hornstay, mainstay, sunstay, upstay, overstay, understay, misstay, outstay

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