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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch achterstag. First attested in 1960.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /afˈtɛr.ʂtak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʂtak
  • Syllabification: af‧ter‧sztag

Noun edit

aftersztag m inan

  1. (nautical) backstay (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)
    Synonym: achtersztag

Declension edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Władysław Dobrowolski (1960) Na morze[1] (in Polish)
  2. ^ aftersztag in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading edit