miss stays

verb

To fail in going about from one tack to another.

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Meanings

verbmiss stays (third-person singular simple present misses stays, present participle missing stays, simple past and past participle missed stays)

present singular third person misses stays · participle present missing stays · participle past missed stays · past missed stays

  1. nauticalTo fail in going about from one tack to another.
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APA

miss stays. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20stays

MLA

“miss stays.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20stays. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miss stays,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20stays.

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