Anagrams of ATBACKS__

• 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 shallow saucer-like dish, mounted either on a stem and foot or on a foot alone.

• A shallow saucer-like dish, mounted either on a stem and foot or on a foot alone.

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

• the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

• having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

• light teasing repartee

• A sailor.

• English gin.

• light teasing repartee

• financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)

• the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

• A system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others during performance.

• (by extension) Communication from members of the public to the makers of a broadcast transmission while it is happening.