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- [jak-stey]
- /ˈdʒækˌsteɪ/
- /dʒˈaksteɪ/
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- [jak-stey]
- /ˈdʒækˌsteɪ/
Definitions of jackstay word
- noun jackstay a rod or batten, following a yard, gaff, or boom, to which one edge of a sail is bent. 1
- noun jackstay a rail for guiding the movement of the hanks of a sail. 1
- noun jackstay a transverse stay for stiffening a mast having a gaff sail, coming downward and outward from the head of the mast, passing over a spreader at the level of the gaff, then inclining inward to the mast again near the foot. 1
- noun jackstay jack rod. 1
- noun jackstay A rope, bar, or batten placed along a ship’s yard to bend the head of a square sail to. 1
- noun jackstay a metal rod, wire rope, or wooden batten to which an edge of a sail is fastened along a yard 0
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Origin of jackstay
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; jack1 + stay3
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Parts of speech for Jackstay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jackstay popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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