achtersztag

== Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch achterstag. First attested in 1947. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /axˈtɛr.ʂtak/ Rhymes: -ɛrʂtak Syllabification: ach‧ter‧sztag === Noun === achtersztag 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: aftersztag ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “achtersztag”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) achtersztag in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego