abackstays

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adverb

Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind

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Meanings

adverbabackstays (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletenauticalLined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind
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APA

abackstays. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abackstays

MLA

“abackstays.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abackstays. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abackstays,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abackstays.

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