spring stay

noun

A preventer stay, to assist the regular one; a smaller stay placed above the stays as a duplicate if needed.

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Meanings

nounspring stay (plural spring stays)

plural spring stays

  1. nauticalA preventer stay, to assist the regular one; a smaller stay placed above the stays as a duplicate if needed.
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APA

spring stay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20stay

MLA

“spring stay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20stay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring stay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20stay.

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