9-Letter Words Containing: A,S,S,K,Y

• 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 stack of hay

• thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce

• a stay that supports the back of something

• (during prohibition) an illegal barroom

• abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

• A motile stalk having an eye at the tip.