9-Letter Words Containing: S,A,Y,S,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 stack of hay

• a stay that supports the back of something

• a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage

• the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

• submission to others or to outside influences

• a person who is rejected (from society or home)

• a shipwrecked person

• A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.

• A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.

• a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

• of a moderate purple color