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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch achterstag. First attested in 1960.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈtɛr.ʂtak/
- Rhymes: -ɛrʂtak
- Syllabification: af‧ter‧sztag
Noun
aftersztag m inan
- (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
References
- ^ Władysław Dobrowolski (1960) Na morze (in Polish)
- ^ aftersztag in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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