- a rope or rod along a ship's yard, to which the edge of a sail is fastened
- a rope or rod that runs up and down a ship's mast, along which the yard moves when being hoisted or lowered
Origin of jackstay
jack- + stayjackstay
jack·stayWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Jackstay." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/Jackstay.
APA Style
Jackstay. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Jackstay
jackstay
noun
Nautical- A stay for racing or cruising vessels used to steady the mast against the strain of the gaff.
- A rope, rod, or batten along the upper side of a yard, gaff, or boom to which a sail is fastened.
- A rope or rod running vertically on the forward side of the mast on which the yard moves.
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Jackstay." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/Jackstay.
APA Style
Jackstay. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Jackstay
Noun
(plural jackstays)
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Jackstay." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/Jackstay.
APA Style
Jackstay. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Jackstay
