lay day
Americannoun
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Commerce. one of a certain number of days allowed by a charter party for loading or unloading a vessel without demurrage.
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Nautical. a day in which a vessel is delayed in port.
Etymology
Origin of lay day
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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After a lay day Thursday, the course likely will be used again in racing on Friday because of its distance from land.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
Two girls who might be wishing today was a lay day in competition are Serena Brooke and Rebecca Woods.
From Time Magazine Archive
A diminishing swell Saturday led officials to call for a lay day, then a strong on-shore storm system moved through overnight leaving victory at sea conditions yesterday.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here we lay day after day, drifting rapidly back from the point it had taken us so long to gain.
From The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Stretched on her back in the berth opposite my own, she lay day and night with closed eyes and forbidding demeanor, rousing herself only long enough to repel fiercely any suggestion that she take nourishment.
From Many Kingdoms by Jordan, Elizabeth Garver
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