9-Letter Words Containing ACKST_

• 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 thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws

• A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.

• The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person.

• A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.

• A prequel.

• a stay that supports the back of something

• (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

• (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

• a precaution in case of an emergency

• act as a backstop

• a stage area out of sight of the audience

• out of view of the public; behind the scenes

• in or to a backstage area of a theater

• concealed from public view or attention

• secret and sly or sordid