Threaded metal rods used to hold the inner and outer sections of the firebox together or to hold the firebox to the boiler barrel
Same as shrouds except they originate from the bow and stern The one that comes from the bow is called the "forestay", the one from the stern is called the "backstay"
Lines to support a mast, running from near the top of the mast to the bow and to both sides of the hull The stays to the sides of the hull are also called shrouds, but the line to the bow is always the forestay
1) Part of the standing rigging; lines running aloft from on deck to points on the masts, "used to support the masts in a fore-and-aft or thwartship direction " (Underhill) 2) [Stay, verb] "To put a sailing vessel in a position to tack or go about when she fails to react to the helmsman's intention she is said to 'miss stays' " (Uden & Cooper)