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(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from the top of the mast (masthead) to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam..
Use backstay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Backstay means (nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from the top of the mast (masthead) to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use backstay where its definition matches the intended context.
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