Backstay: alternatives and connections

Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.

A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.

A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and…

A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of rest…

A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.

Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the…

Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a s…

A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to…

The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast. See Ship.

A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.

To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or arou…

Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces.

A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…

A ship's masthead.

To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package o…

Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle.

A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in havin…

A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessel…