单词	backstay
释义	backstay /ˈbaksteɪ / noun A stay on a sailing ship leading downwards and aft from the top or upper part of a mast.The 7.5 m long anchor span consists of a 10 m wide, 9 m deep posttensioned central box girder that houses anchorages for the backstays.... The rig is a simple deck-stepped mast-head sloop with single upper shrouds and spreaders, double lower shrouds and split backstay. The only real noise was the sheets screeching through the blocks and the deafening creak when one running backstay was let off and the other was ground on hard.
随便看	well favoured well-favouredness well-feasted well-feathered well-featured well fed well-feed well-feeding well-feigned well-fenced well-fermented well-filed well-filled well-finished well-fitted well fitting well-fixed well-flavored well-flavoured well-fledged well-fleeced well-fleshed well-fletched well-floored well-floured

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