9-Letter Words with S,A,J,A,_

• a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom

• French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)

• a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics

• a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

• 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 type of pancake, or flapjack.

• A simple card game similar to snap.