8-Letter Words Containing: A,S,A,T

• A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.

• A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.

• A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.

• (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.

• a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport

• a stack of hay

• a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature

• Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds

• sports that involve bodies of water

• A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear