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WHAT DOES MISS STAYS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stays (nautical)

Stays are ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run fore-and-aft along the centerline from the masts to the hull, deck, bowsprit, or to other masts which serve to stabilize the masts. On a ship with a single mast, stays that run aft are called backstays and stays that run forward are called forestays. Along with shrouds, they form the primary stabilization for the standing rigging. To "miss stays" is an unsuccessful attempt to tack.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISS STAYS

miss
miss out
miss the boat
miss the bus
miss the cut
Miss World
Miss.
missable
missal
missay
missee
misseem
missel thrush
missend
missense
misset
misshape
misshapen
misshapenly
misshapenness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISS STAYS

always
anyways
both ways
days
dog days
early days
good old days
halcyon days
have it both ways
it´s early days
nowadays
old days
one of these days
school holidays
sideways
stays
summer holidays
swing both ways
weekdays
yesterdays

Synonyms and antonyms of miss stays in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «miss stays» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISS STAYS

Find out the translation of miss stays to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

吴住宿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estancias se pierda
570 millions of speakers

English

miss stays
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिस रहता है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إقامة يغيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мисс остается
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estadias de miss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিস স্টেশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

séjours miss
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selamat tinggal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fräulein Aufenthalte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミスステー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미스 숙박
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miss tetep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trú bỏ lỡ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிஸ் தங்குகிறார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकही रन नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Özledim kalır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soggiorni di Miss
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tęsknić pobyty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міс залишається
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sejururi dor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαμονή miss
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mej verblyf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

miss vistelser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

miss opphold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of miss stays

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISS STAYS»

The term «miss stays» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISS STAYS» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISS STAYS»

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The Sailing Boat: A Treatise on English and Foreign Boats , ...
Should the boat miss stays in a squall, the main-sheet and jib-sheet must be let go or slacked, and the fore-sail drawn to windward ; after which, if the squall throws the boat so flat on her side as to be in momentary danger, let go the halliards, ...
Henry Coleman Folkard, 1863
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A Treatise Explanatory of a New System of Naval, Military ...
Missing the — 680 Missing them 681 To misshape 682 Misshape 683 Misshapes 634 Misshaped , — 685 Misshaping 686 Missile 687 Missile weapons 688 Mission 689 Missions — 690 Missionary 691 Missionaries 692 To miss-stays 693  ...
John Macdonald, 1817
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Sailing Boats from Around the World: The Classic 1906 Treatise
Should the boat miss stays in a squall, the main-sheet and jib-sheet must be let go or slaekened, and the fore-sail hanled to windward ; after whieh, if the squall throw the boat so flat on her side as to leave her in momentary danger, let go the  ...
Henry Coleman Folkard, 2012
4
An improved system of telegraphic communication
731 MISS-STAYS. 1 -ed-stays, 2 -ing-stays, 3 misses-stays, 4 we missed stays, 5 he missed stays, 6 missed stays and went ashore, 7 they missed stays, 8 she missed stays. 732 MISSION. 1 -s, 2 -ary, 3 -aries, 4 have you effected the object of ...
Thomas Lynn, 1818
5
Votes & Proceedings
Did she miss stays during the time ho was on board? Yes. 2852. Did she miss stays often ? I saw her miss stays three times one night in the middle watch; but there was a heavy sea on at the time. 2853. Is she a dry vessel ; Yes, she is pretty  ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1863
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A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Being, a Copious ...
By staying her thus in good time, if she even miss stays, there may be room enough to till and try her the second time, or to use such means as may prevent her from going on shore. But, when the wind is right against the tide, which begins to ...
William Burney, 1830
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A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Illustrated with a ...
By staying her thus in good time, if she even miss stays, there may be room enough to till and try her the second time, or to use such means as may pre. vent her from going on shore. But, when the wind is right against the tide, which begins to ...
William Falconer, William Burney, 2012
8
The Elements and Practice of Rigging, Seamanship, and Naval ...
By staying her thus in good time, if she even miss stays, there may be room enough to fill and try her the second time, or to use such means as may prevent her going on shore. But, when the wind is right against the tide, which begins to make ...
David Steel, 2011
9
The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of ...
By staying her thus in good time, if she even miss stays, (here may be room enough, to fill and try her the secoud time, ... but take care not stand into an eddy tide on either side, which has often occasioned shi|>8 to miss stays and g > on shore.
Nathaniel Bowditch, 1817
10
American Practical Navigator
VV men the sails be in to shiver, the miuen is hauled quite to windward ; then, ift re ship takes well the wind :1 cad, the remainder of the operation must be executed as dirested in the preceding case; but if you should miss stays, you must ...
‎1848

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISS STAYS»

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1
Did SEC SIDs get their conference championship game right?
I don't see Auburn as the clear-cut winner there. It wouldn't surprise me if Ole Miss stays healthy and wins it or even if Arkansas finds magic in a ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
2
Southern Mississippi baseball coach Scott Berry gets contract …
Related Stories. Southern Miss stays alive in C-USA Baseball Tourney with 2-0, 12 inning win. Ole Miss AD Ross Bjork to speak in Pensacola ... «gulflive.com, May 15»
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Southern Miss stays alive in C-USA Baseball Tourney with 2-0, 12 …
Southern Miss stays alive in C-USA Baseball Tourney with 2-0, 12 inning win. 11068745.jpeg. Southern Miss stayed alive in the Conference ... «gulflive.com, May 15»
4
Southern Miss stays hot, routs MTSU
MURFREESBORO – MTSU took an early lead against Southern Miss Thursday night at Reese Smith Jr. Field in the opening game of its final ... «The Daily News Journal, May 15»
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College baseball rankings 2015: Ole Miss stays put at No. 18
College baseball rankings 2015: Ole Miss stays put at No. 18. By Michael Borkey @MichaelBorkey on Feb 17, 2015, 12:29p +. Steven Branscombe-USA ... «Red Cup Rebellion, Feb 15»
6
Kellis Robinett's Top 25 AP Ballot (Oct. 26)
Ole Miss stays ahead of Alabama, because of its head-to-head victory over the Tide. Biggest jump: As mentioned above, TCU made a big jump ... «Kansas.com, Oct 14»
7
MSU Remains #1 in Both Polls
Ole Miss stays at #3 in both polls after soundly beating Tennessee, 31-3. Ole Miss, FSU and Marshall (#22,23) are the only 7-0 teams in FBS. «Maroon and White Nation, Oct 14»
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Ole Miss stays hot, knocks off Texas A&M on road
Ole Miss stays hot, knocks off Texas A&M on road. Sports Xchange. October 12, 2014 at 12:40 am. Bo Wallace led the Rebels to a big victory on the road. «Lyndy's Sports Annuals, Oct 14»
9
Ole Miss stays alive in CWS with 2-1 win
The Ole Miss Rebels will play on in Omaha. Ole Miss beat Texas Tech 2-1 in a thrilling elimination game Tuesday afternoon at TD Ameritrade ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jun 14»
10
Baseball breakdown: Southern Miss at Florida Atlantic
Southern Miss stays on the road at New Orleans Tuesday and at South Alabama Wednesday before returning home to host Middle Tennessee ... «Mississippi Press, Mar 14»

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