controtirante

Italian

Noun

controtirante m (plural controtiranti)

  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)
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