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Astay

Webster's Dictionary

(adv.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Astay'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/astay.html. 1828.