ALL meanings of backstay
back·stay
B b - noun backstay a stay leading aft from the upper part of a mast to the deck or stern 3
- noun backstay a supporting piece or arresting part 3
- noun backstay anything that supports or strengthens the back of something, such as leather covering the back seam of a shoe 3
- noun backstay a stay extending aft from a masthead to the side or stern of a vessel 3
- noun backstay A stay on a sailing ship leading downward and aft from the top or upper part of a mast. 1
- noun backstay Nautical. any of various shrouds forming part of a vessel's standing rigging and leading aft from masts above a lower mast to the sides or stern of the vessel in order to reinforce the masts against forward pull. 1
- noun backstay (nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam. 0