Anagrams of: CANTABANKS__

• 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.

• North American wild duck valued for sport and food

• a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year

• the basic unit of money in Angola

• a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year

• the basic unit of money in Angola

• 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 mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence.

• (originally Ireland) To ruin or destroy.

• A sailor.

• English gin.

• light teasing repartee