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backstay
noun
(back-stay)
a stay that supports the back of something
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topmast
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forestay
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centreboard
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mizzen
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bowsprit
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mainsail
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foresail
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headsail
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daggerboard
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centerboard
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skeg
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towline
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staysail
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spinnaker
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hawser
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sheave
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windlass
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outrigger
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fin keel
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rudder
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mainmast
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foremast
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jib
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trysail
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gooseneck
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amidships
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gunwale
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foredeck
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clove hitch
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winch
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pintle
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headstay
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halyards
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mainsheet
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vang
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genoa
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luffing
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clew
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stub axle
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furling
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propeller shaft
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sponsons
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hydraulic ram
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trunnion
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hull
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reefing
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sterns
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wind vane
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bowline
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dismasting
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sistership
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transom
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capstan
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sponson
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forepeak
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chine
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drawbar
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piston rod
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towrope
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leeward
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idler pulley
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dihedral
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hex nut
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bilge pump
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midships
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scow
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sailboard
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outboard
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topsail
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ascender
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windward
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crossbeam
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propeller
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beamy
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bargeboard
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mooring
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battens
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towbar
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cuddy
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torque wrench
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driveshaft
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dacron
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bowman
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aerofoil
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countershaft
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ketch
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rollbar
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backstay
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