backstay

N เครื่อง ค้ำจุน  krueang-kam-joon

BACKSTAYS

n.[back and stay. ] Long ropes or stays extending from the top-mast heads to both sides of a ship, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast, when strained by a weight of sail, and prevent it from giving way and falling overboard.

BACKSTAY

Back "stay `, n. Etym: [Back, a. orn. + stay. ]

backstay

back stay |ˈbakˌstā ˈbæksteɪ | ▶noun a stay on a sailing ship leading downward and aft from the top or upper part of a mast.

backstay

back |stay |ˈbaksteɪ | ▶noun a stay on a sailing ship leading downwards and aft from the top or upper part of a mast.