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ASTAY
ASTAY
A *
stay
",
adv.
(
Naut.
)
Defn:
An
anchor
is
said
to
be
astay,
in
heaving
it,
an
acute
angle
is
formed
between
the
cable
and
the
surface
of
the
water.