英 [ˈbæksteɪ] 美 [ˈbæksteɪ]
n. （船桅的）后支索；后部加固或支持物
backstay /ˈbækˌsteɪ/
名词 a stay leading aft from the upper part of a mast to the deck or stern (船桅的)后支索
a stay that supports the back of something
后支索
... cutter 快艇型帆船 backstay 后牵索 gaff 桅上斜杆 ...
... backstay背撑牵条 backstay后支索 后牵 backstop托架棘爪 ...
... backstairs后面楼梯 backstay桅杆 backstitch倒缝 ...
... appointments任命 指定 backstay后曳支索 self-bailer (自)排除积水 ...
The backstay provides support from the opposite direction, and the shrouds provide support from each side.
backstay(后桅支索)则从相反的方向提供支撑，shrouds(侧翼支索)从两侧提供支撑。
Le Defi was unable to set a spinnaker after rounding the windward mark for the second time, initially because of a broken halyard and then because of problem with the running backstay.