Nautical phrases. †at stays (obsolete), on, upon (the) stays = abackstays, adv. in stays: said of a ship when her head is being turned to windward…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > with sails set [phrase] > aback (2) at staysa1586 Nautical phrases. †at stays (obsolete), on, upon (the) stays = abackstays, adv. in stays: said of a ship when her head is being turned to windward… (to bring, lay, lie) upon the lee1597 Nautical phrases. †at lee: (a) windbound; (b) under shelter. †(to bring, fall) by the lee: to leeward; also figurative. †(to bring, lay, lie) upon t… |
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