noun Download 🔗Share A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail. Examples : "The sailor carefully attached the head of the square sail to the jackstay running along the yard, ensuring it was securely fastened before raising the sail. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable. Examples : "During the at-sea refueling, the sailors used a jackstay to transfer supplies from the supply ship to the warship. " nautical sailing technical vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard. Examples : "In rough seas, sailors clip their safety harnesses to the jackstay running along the deck to prevent them from falling overboard. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search. Examples : "The diver followed the jackstay laid along the seabed to reach the sunken ship. " nautical technical ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
