triatic stay

American

[trahy-at-ik] / traɪˈæt ɪk /

noun

Nautical.

a backstay for the head of a fore-and-aft-rigged topmast, running down to the head of the lower mast next aft.

Etymology

Origin of triatic stay

1835–45; perhaps tri- + -ate ¹ + -ic

Example Sentences

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It is called the "triatic stay," and Loughran was climbing to it.

From Dan Merrithew by McFall, J. V.

Then out against the glooming sky was limned the swaying form, working its way along the triatic stay hand over hand, in an effort to reach the mainmast.

From Dan Merrithew by McFall, J. V.

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