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Part of a ship's rigging
Answer for the clue "Part of a ship's rigging ", 8 letters:
jackstay
Word definitions for jackstay in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jackstay \Jack"stay`\, n. (Naut.) A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context nautical English) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail. 2 (context nautical English) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support ...
Usage examples of jackstay.
Denny got into the harness, clipped onto a jackstay, and worked his way forward.
I had traced out bit by bit, until now I could clearly see the jackstay, running along the top of the royal mast.
Slowly the sagging jackstay tautened, the men slowing down with the effort as the strain came on the anchor cables.