jackstay searches
jackstay searches is the plural of jackstay search.
Meaning of jackstay search
Noun
jackstay search (plural jackstay searches)
- An underwater search conducted by divers who follow a guide rope, each time they reach an end of the rope moving that end in a set direction; the divers may start together or from opposite ends of the rope.
- To some extent the grid search has superseded the jackstay search in open water, since the latter requires many more ropes to be laid on the seabed. For a detailed search of a small area, however, the jackstay search has much to commend it.1998, British Sub-aqua Club, Sport diving: the British Sub-Aqua Club diving manual
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