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Webster 1913 Edition


Astay

A-stay′

,
adv.
(Naut.)
An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.

Definition 2024


astay

astay

See also: astaþ

English

Adverb

astay (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Of an anchor, such that in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.


Quechua

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

astay

  1. relation
Declension

Verb

astay

  1. (transitive) to transport, cart, bring, carry (in conveyance)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

astay

  1. (transitive) to whip, hit