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発音

• IPA: /ˈtʃɛkˌsteɪ/

名詞

checkstay (plural checkstays)

1. (nautical) A stay, typically adjustable, attached to the mast below the primary backstay, used to control mast bend and stabilize the midsection of the mast, preventing unwanted movement or “pumping”.
   • 1983 September, Yachting, volume 154, number 3, ZIFF-DAVIS publishing Company, page 13:

     Locura's Harken small boat checkstay tackles are powerful and easy to adjust.

   • 2020 November 12, Phil Anniss, “Straight Talking - Mast and Standing Rigging Terminology”, in Yachts and Yachting‎:

     If you are retrofitting running backstays or additional checkstays we would encourage you to think “lash tang” - which creates a simple, lightweight, reliable mast attachment.

   • 2024 June 2, Wikipedia contributors, “C&C 37/40”, in English Wikipedia‎, Wikimedia Foundation:

     This tall rig is a triple-spreader mast, tapered above the upper spreaders, with all rod rigging, plus running backstays (runners), checkstays, and an adjustable babystay for mast bend control.[

参考

• backstay
• forestay