English Dictionary

stay

/steɪ/

noun

(nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.

I booked a stay at a luxurious hotel.

意味（1）

(nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.

意味（2）

A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding.

意味（3）

The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.