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/ˈbakˌstā/,
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backstays, plural;
  1. A stay on a sailing ship leading downward and aft from the top or upper part of a mast

  1. a stay that supports the back of something
  2. On a sailing vessel, a backstay is the piece of standing rigging that runs from the mast to the transom of the boat, counteracting the forestay and jib. The backstay is an important sail trim control and has a direct effect on the shape of the mainsail and the headsail.
  3. (BACKSTAYS) Stays running from a masthead to the vessel's side, slanting a little aft. (See STAYS.)
  4. (Backstays) The stays that support the topmast with a beam or stern wind. The topmast shrouds or rigging. (See "Shifting Backstay" and "Preventer.")
  5. (Backstays) supports attached to, and behind, the goal in order to enforce and maintain the goal’s stability and location; may also be used to support the nets.
  6. A support for the mast to keep it from falling forward.
  7. A stay (line or cable) used to support the mast. The backstay runs from the masthead to the stern and helps keep the mast from falling forward.
  8. A short strip of leather that connects the quarters down the back of the shoe.
  9. Mast support leading aft, part of the standing rigging
  10. Provides rearward support to a mast. A RUNNING BACKSTAY can be triced out of the way when not in use.
  11. Standing or running (adjustable) wire rigging that supports the mast from the stern; a wire mast support leading aft to the deck or another mast
  12. a stay (heavy rope or cable used for support) extending aft (toward the rear) from a masthead to the side or stern of a vessel.
  13. Guy used to support a boom or mast; or that section of a main cable, as on a suspension bridge, cableway, etc., leading from the tower to the anchorage.
  14. A stay to keep a mast from leaning forward. Can either be fixed or running. Running backstays are rigged on both sides of the boat and are set up or slacked off depending on the point of sailing.
  15. Wire running from top of mast to stern.
  16. stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship