"checkstay" meaning in English

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          "text": "Locura's Harken small boat checkstay tackles are powerful and easy to adjust.",
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          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "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.[",
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        "(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”."
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