jackstayn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒaksteɪ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒækˌsteɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², stay n.¹

Etymology: < Jack n.² (compare Jack n.² Compounds 2b) + stay n.¹

1. Nautical.

a. A rope, rod, etc., running up a mast, along which a sail or a square sail yard travels when being hoisted or lowered.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > rope or batten to bend sail to

horse1626

jackstay1808

1808 D. Lever Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor 66 The Jack Stay goes with a running Eye round the Mizen Mast Head, and is set up with a Laniard and Thimbles to an Eye-bolt in the Deck.

1840 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 3 348/1 When the yard is hoisted up, it slides along the chain jackstay.

1941 G. Mefferd Cruising Man. viii. 140 With this arrangement the yard can be fastened to the jackstay on deck and kept under control as it is hoisted aloft.

1950 Yachting Feb. 34/1 Twin spinnakers, which are more like two poled-out jibs, hoist on jackstays alongside the foremast, each containing about 210 sq ft.

2001 Amer. Neptune Winter 45/1 The square yard only traveled along the jackstay.

b. A rope, rod, etc., fitted along a yard or gaff to fasten the head of a sail to, or (less commonly) fitted along a boom to fasten the foot of a sail to.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > ropes securing sail to yard

headline1294

rope-bend1294

roband1336

robbin1497

raeband1513

rope-yard1611

earing1626

leech-line1626

rope-band1769

jackstay1834

roving1837

1834 C. Martelli Naval Officer's Guide 89 It was found much easier to reef than when fitted with one jackstay, there being always difficulty and delay in getting the points between the jackstay and the yard when the sail was bent to it.

1854 C. Bushell Rigger's Guide 178 Sometimes the foot ropes are put on before the jackstays.

1907 J. Tait New Seamanship i. 85 Fit on the head hanks to the jackstay on the gaff.

1950 E. C. Hiscock Cruising under Sail viii. 155 It is better to lace the sail to a wooden jackstay on the boom rather than to the boom itself.

2004 M. Wood Sailing Tall vii. 73 The wire had been finally stopped when the splice jammed itself in the starboard outer buntline block affixed to the jackstay on that yard.

2. Chiefly Nautical. A rope, wire, etc., secured between two points so that something can be hung or suspended from it, such as an awning, or transferred along it, as in the aerial transfer of personnel, equipment, etc., between ships at sea.When used as the centre rope of an awning often called a ridge rope (see ridge rope n. 2a).

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > other ropes used on ships

stud1336

studrope1337

start rope1353

wartake14..

warsheet1420

ridge rope1769

heel rope1777

lizard1794

jackstay1834

triatic stay1841

surf line1848

gaff-string1861

head rope1867

jackstay1954

jackline1976

twist line-

1834 W. H. B. Webster Narr. Voy. to S. Atlantic Ocean I. xvi. 348 The fort on the craggy and almost inaccessible eminence of Keeper's Hill on the east side is attained by means of a jackstay, or a sliding communication by ropes fixed to the fort and fastened to the beach below.

1893 Cycl. Rev. Current Hist. (U.S.) 3 758 To increase the distance of the ships would necessitate a higher jackstay and platform on the deck of the vessel carrying the coal.

1943 H. T. Dorling White Ensigns iv. 70 The awning jackstay, stretched fore and aft about ten feet over the upper deck, was bar taut at one instant and hanging in bights the next.

1959 Brit. Petrochemical Equipm. News Autumn 71/1 By means of travellers, the hose is hauled over from the tanker and supported at intervals by the jackstay.

1985 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Mar. Dr Goncalves..could be found..dangling from a fragile-looking line strung between the Royal Yacht Britannia and her escort, HMS Boxer, having volunteered to take part in what the Navy calls a jackstay transfer.

2009 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 30 Jan. (Features section) 31 Brooke had decided to jump off the fo'cs'le until he saw the orderly queue waiting to use a jackstay between the two ships.

a. In underwater diving: a rope, wire, etc., secured between two points to guide divers along a particular route, as when conducting a search operation, or to a particular site.

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1940 K. Edwards in Blackwood's Mag. July 93/1 The guiding jackstay for the diving bell was secured to the hull of the sunken submarine in the wake of the escape hatch.

1953 D. Masters Epics of Salvage xviii. 202 Two divers snapped the hooks to the jackstays to guide them and then walked downtide until the sweep caught on something.

1975 C. Martin & S. Wignall Full Fathom Five ii. 73 The first swim-line jackstay search would be attempted the following day.

2003 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 16 Sept. (News section) A jackstay—a line to guide the divers—marks the beginning of the grid search they will do over the rivermouth bottom.

b. Nautical. A rope, wire, etc., running along the length of a ship's deck and secured at both ends, to which a crew member's safety harness is clipped so that he or she can move about the deck safely in rough weather, conditions of poor visibility, etc.; = jackline n. 2.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > other ropes used on ships

stud1336

studrope1337

start rope1353

wartake14..

warsheet1420

ridge rope1769

heel rope1777

lizard1794

jackstay1834

triatic stay1841

surf line1848

gaff-string1861

head rope1867

jackstay1954

jackline1976

twist line-

1954 K. Poolman Kelly ix. 202 The wire jackstay of the life-line along the upper deck.

1974 Marine Safety in National Safety Congr. Trans. (U.S. National Safety Council) xiv. 12/2 Personnel may snap lizards, attached to their personal safety harness, to this jackstay and perform necessary tasks.

1984 Pract. Boat Owner Feb. 58/3 The only concessions were a small sprayhood over the hatch itself and safety wire jackstays running along the deck each side.

2003 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 20 Sept. t1 Moving around the boat had become a matter of crawling along the deck commando-style, held fast to the boat by the metre-long umbilical cord that clipped from the front of our life vest to the cable jackstays along the deck.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jackstay
释义	jackstayn. Brit. /ˈdʒaksteɪ/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌsteɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², stay n.¹ Etymology: < Jack n.² (compare Jack n.² Compounds 2b) + stay n.¹ 1. Nautical. a. A rope, rod, etc., running up a mast, along which a sail or a square sail yard travels when being hoisted or lowered. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > rope or batten to bend sail to horse1626 jackstay1808 1808 D. Lever Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor 66 The Jack Stay goes with a running Eye round the Mizen Mast Head, and is set up with a Laniard and Thimbles to an Eye-bolt in the Deck. 1840 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 3 348/1 When the yard is hoisted up, it slides along the chain jackstay. 1941 G. Mefferd Cruising Man. viii. 140 With this arrangement the yard can be fastened to the jackstay on deck and kept under control as it is hoisted aloft. 1950 Yachting Feb. 34/1 Twin spinnakers, which are more like two poled-out jibs, hoist on jackstays alongside the foremast, each containing about 210 sq ft. 2001 Amer. Neptune Winter 45/1 The square yard only traveled along the jackstay. b. A rope, rod, etc., fitted along a yard or gaff to fasten the head of a sail to, or (less commonly) fitted along a boom to fasten the foot of a sail to. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > ropes securing sail to yard headline1294 rope-bend1294 roband1336 robbin1497 raeband1513 rope-yard1611 earing1626 leech-line1626 rope-band1769 jackstay1834 roving1837 1834 C. Martelli Naval Officer's Guide 89 It was found much easier to reef than when fitted with one jackstay, there being always difficulty and delay in getting the points between the jackstay and the yard when the sail was bent to it. 1854 C. Bushell Rigger's Guide 178 Sometimes the foot ropes are put on before the jackstays. 1907 J. Tait New Seamanship i. 85 Fit on the head hanks to the jackstay on the gaff. 1950 E. C. Hiscock Cruising under Sail viii. 155 It is better to lace the sail to a wooden jackstay on the boom rather than to the boom itself. 2004 M. Wood Sailing Tall vii. 73 The wire had been finally stopped when the splice jammed itself in the starboard outer buntline block affixed to the jackstay on that yard. 2. Chiefly Nautical. A rope, wire, etc., secured between two points so that something can be hung or suspended from it, such as an awning, or transferred along it, as in the aerial transfer of personnel, equipment, etc., between ships at sea.When used as the centre rope of an awning often called a ridge rope (see ridge rope n. 2a). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > other ropes used on ships stud1336 studrope1337 start rope1353 wartake14.. warsheet1420 ridge rope1769 heel rope1777 lizard1794 jackstay1834 triatic stay1841 surf line1848 gaff-string1861 head rope1867 jackstay1954 jackline1976 twist line- 1834 W. H. B. Webster Narr. Voy. to S. Atlantic Ocean I. xvi. 348 The fort on the craggy and almost inaccessible eminence of Keeper's Hill on the east side is attained by means of a jackstay, or a sliding communication by ropes fixed to the fort and fastened to the beach below. 1893 Cycl. Rev. Current Hist. (U.S.) 3 758 To increase the distance of the ships would necessitate a higher jackstay and platform on the deck of the vessel carrying the coal. 1943 H. T. Dorling White Ensigns iv. 70 The awning jackstay, stretched fore and aft about ten feet over the upper deck, was bar taut at one instant and hanging in bights the next. 1959 Brit. Petrochemical Equipm. News Autumn 71/1 By means of travellers, the hose is hauled over from the tanker and supported at intervals by the jackstay. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Mar. Dr Goncalves..could be found..dangling from a fragile-looking line strung between the Royal Yacht Britannia and her escort, HMS Boxer, having volunteered to take part in what the Navy calls a jackstay transfer. 2009 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 30 Jan. (Features section) 31 Brooke had decided to jump off the fo'cs'le until he saw the orderly queue waiting to use a jackstay between the two ships. 3. a. In underwater diving: a rope, wire, etc., secured between two points to guide divers along a particular route, as when conducting a search operation, or to a particular site. ΚΠ 1940 K. Edwards in Blackwood's Mag. July 93/1 The guiding jackstay for the diving bell was secured to the hull of the sunken submarine in the wake of the escape hatch. 1953 D. Masters Epics of Salvage xviii. 202 Two divers snapped the hooks to the jackstays to guide them and then walked downtide until the sweep caught on something. 1975 C. Martin & S. Wignall Full Fathom Five ii. 73 The first swim-line jackstay search would be attempted the following day. 2003 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 16 Sept. (News section) A jackstay—a line to guide the divers—marks the beginning of the grid search they will do over the rivermouth bottom. b. Nautical. A rope, wire, etc., running along the length of a ship's deck and secured at both ends, to which a crew member's safety harness is clipped so that he or she can move about the deck safely in rough weather, conditions of poor visibility, etc.; = jackline n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > other ropes used on ships stud1336 studrope1337 start rope1353 wartake14.. warsheet1420 ridge rope1769 heel rope1777 lizard1794 jackstay1834 triatic stay1841 surf line1848 gaff-string1861 head rope1867 jackstay1954 jackline1976 twist line- 1954 K. Poolman Kelly ix. 202 The wire jackstay of the life-line along the upper deck. 1974 Marine Safety in National Safety Congr. Trans. (U.S. National Safety Council) xiv. 12/2 Personnel may snap lizards, attached to their personal safety harness, to this jackstay and perform necessary tasks. 1984 Pract. Boat Owner Feb. 58/3 The only concessions were a small sprayhood over the hatch itself and safety wire jackstays running along the deck each side. 2003 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 20 Sept. t1 Moving around the boat had become a matter of crawling along the deck commando-style, held fast to the boat by the metre-long umbilical cord that clipped from the front of our life vest to the cable jackstays along the deck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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