гро́та-шта́г — meaning in English
grota-shtag
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English meaning
- mainstay noun The main thing that something relies on for support.
Senses
гро́та-шта́г is used for these senses in English:
- mainstay (nautical) A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.
mainstay — full definition
- noun The main thing that something relies on for support.
- noun A person or thing you can always count on to play a steady, important part.
- noun A rope running from near the top of a ship's mainmast down to the foremast, used to hold it steady.
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