"miss stays" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misses stays [present, singular, third-person], missing stays [participle, present], missed stays [participle, past], missed stays [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=miss stays}} miss stays (third-person singular simple present misses stays, present participle missing stays, simple past and past participle missed stays)
  1. (nautical) To fail in going about from one tack to another. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-miss_stays-en-verb-p6vZBkym Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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        "(nautical) To fail in going about from one tack to another."
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        "(nautical) To fail in going about from one tack to another."
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