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stay tackle

stay tackle noun: a large hoisting tackle fixed by a pendant to the mainstay of a ship.

Noun

stay tackle (plural stay tackles)

  1. A large hoisting tackle fixed by a pendant to the mainstay of a ship.

Forms of stay tackle

pluralstay tackles

Questions about stay tackle

What does stay tackle mean?
Stay tackle means a large hoisting tackle fixed by a pendant to the mainstay of a ship.
What part of speech is stay tackle?
Stay tackle is a noun.
What is the plural of stay tackle?
The plural of stay tackle is stay tackles.

Words near stay tackle in the dictionary

  1. stay loose
  2. stay on
  3. stay out
  4. stay over
  5. stay put
  6. stay tackle
  7. stay tackles
  8. stay the course
  9. stay the distance
  10. stay the night
  11. stay time

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