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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(obsolete, nautical, of sails) Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind.
Use abackstays when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abackstays means (obsolete, nautical, of sails) Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use abackstays where its definition matches the intended context.
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