triatic stay

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trī atik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tri•atic stay  (trī atik),USA pronunciation [Naut.]
  1. a backstay for the head of a fore-and-aft-rigged topmast, running down to the head of the lower mast next aft.
  • perh. tri- + -ate1 + -ic 1835–45


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