(especially of a mast) not provided with stays; unsupported.
（尤指桅杆）无支索的；无支撑的
Example sentencesExamples
The carbon fibre unstayed masts have aluminium wishbone booms which when set are angled down, needing no kicking strap.
If you build a cat with an unstayed mast it would be very impractical to put it in the middle.
The Freedom 20, built by Catalina Yachts, features the unique Freedom unstayed mast system.
They just make sense to him, and some of the most knowledgeable sailors in his area have been converted to Wylie-designed performance hulls with unstayed cat rigs and wishbone booms.
This unstayed mast, combined with a balestron, is redefining the ease of operation of a sailing ship.
The main mast is 18 feet, 4 inches unstayed and the jib mast is 10 feet, 4 inches unstayed.
Far from it, unstayed masts are just one end of the mast spectrum.
But with an unstayed main mast and a retractable or fold up bowsprit my usual objections to them are overcome.
However, an unstayed mast must be of significantly larger diameter to compensate for the lack of stays.
This cruising sloop features an unstayed gaff rig for simplicity.
Definition of unstayed in US English:
unstayed
adjectiveˌənˈstād
(especially of masts and rigging) not provided with stays; unsupported.
（尤指桅杆）无支索的；无支撑的
Example sentencesExamples
However, an unstayed mast must be of significantly larger diameter to compensate for the lack of stays.
If you build a cat with an unstayed mast it would be very impractical to put it in the middle.
But with an unstayed main mast and a retractable or fold up bowsprit my usual objections to them are overcome.
The main mast is 18 feet, 4 inches unstayed and the jib mast is 10 feet, 4 inches unstayed.
They just make sense to him, and some of the most knowledgeable sailors in his area have been converted to Wylie-designed performance hulls with unstayed cat rigs and wishbone booms.
The carbon fibre unstayed masts have aluminium wishbone booms which when set are angled down, needing no kicking strap.
This cruising sloop features an unstayed gaff rig for simplicity.
Far from it, unstayed masts are just one end of the mast spectrum.
The Freedom 20, built by Catalina Yachts, features the unique Freedom unstayed mast system.
This unstayed mast, combined with a balestron, is redefining the ease of operation of a sailing ship.