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checkstays

checkstays is the plural of checkstay.

Meaning of checkstay

Noun

checkstay (plural checkstays)

  1. A stay, typically adjustable, attached to the mast below the primary backstay, used to control mast bend and stabilize the midsection of the mast, preventing unwanted movement or “pumping”.
    • Locura's Harken small boat checkstay tackles are powerful and easy to adjust.1983 September, Yachting, volume 154, number 3, ZIFF-DAVIS publishing Company, page 13

Questions about checkstays

What is checkstays the plural of?
Checkstays is the plural of checkstay.

Words near checkstays in the dictionary

  1. checkside punts
  2. checksides
  3. checkstand
  4. checkstands
  5. checkstay
  6. checkstays
  7. checkstones
  8. checkstop
  9. checkstops
  10. checkstring
  11. checkstrings

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