Crossword-Solution: BACKSTAY
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Backstay | n. | A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. |
| Backstay | n. | A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| BACKSTAY | anagram | STAYBACK |
We have 2 clues for the answer “BACKSTAY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| stay leading aft from the upper part of a mast to the deck or stern | 1 answer |
| Part of a ship's rigging | 7 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
NEE
Hint 3 another clue
AND STILL ___
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Sentences with BACKSTAY (5)
Obeying an irresistible impulse to take care of "number one," I slid down the topmast cross-trees, caught hold of the weather top-gallant backstay, and came on deck much faster than I went aloft! My feet had hardly touched the deck when a gust struck the brig with a fury which I have seldom seen surpassed.
The brig righted, fell off before the wind, scudded like a duck, dragging the broken spars, and her sails torn to ribbons; and a cold shudder crept over me when I thought of the appalling danger from which by sliding down the backstay, I had so narrowly escaped.
Here the mate returned, according to his orders, leaped upon the rigging, and thence upon a backstay, when he slid on deck with a velocity that set aim at defiance.
Then I heard a sound, and lifting heavy head, beheld one who stood upon the bulwark above me, holding on by a backstay with one hand and pistol levelled down at me in the other.
When everybody was tanked up, they got to doing stunts and he bet a thousand with Wessington he could swarm up the backstay to the masthead.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1987).