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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Triatic
Triatic \Tri*at"ic\, a. (Naut.) A term used in the phrase triatic stay. See under Stay.
Wiktionary
triatic
n. (context nautical English) A triatic stay.
Usage examples of "triatic".
At the forward end the bridge with the squat funnel just abaft it, and the wireless cabin a tiny square box just abaft that, by itself with aerials reaching up to the triatic stay between the masts, out of the way so that there was no risk of anyone touching them while the transmitter was working.
Then out against the glooming sky was limned the swaying form, working its way along the triatic stay hand over hand, in an effort to reach the mainmast.