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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lateral stay or brace.
- noun A radial stay used in steam-boilers to prevent deformation of flat surfaces such as heads under pressure by securing the head to the shell by flat steel plates riveted to both. More usually called
gusset-stay .
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hernesheir commented on the word wing-stay
I'm guessing wing-stays were of no use to Icarus.
December 28, 2011