Belay that," said Captain Miles, rousing up now and rubbing his eyes.
Belay there, you boys," he shouted down the hatchway.
To Bath came the kaiser, and belay the castle there; and the men within bravely began; they mounted upon the stone walls, well weaponed over all, and defended the place against Childric the strong.
Belay your jaw-tackle, master," growled out one of the pirates who had advanced into the cabin.
All headsheets should lead aft and belay on cleats bolted on to the combing of the cockpit.
The man attending the sheet should take it as far aft as a direct strain will permit, and not belay it to the first cleat that comes to hand; otherwise the sail will simply prove a windbag taking the yacht to leeward rather than ahead.
Belay there; don't call yourself a fellow-creature of mine; I ain't a vampyre.
Therefore to insure safety, the person steering a boat should never belay the sheet, but keep it in hand, so as to be able to slack it off gradually, or cast it off entirely at a moment's notice.
Den if nodings is de matter," growled the other, "you yust belay dot weepings or I gif you somedings to weep for!
He will, of course, let go and belay ropes, and occasionally pull and haul with the men when working ship; but if there is much work to be done, his time and attention are sufficiently taken up with superintending and giving orders.
Hoist away the anchor to the cat-head, and belay the fall.
A piece of wood used in different parts of a vessel to belayropes to.
Hoist the fluke well up, pass the shank-painter under the inner arm and shank, bring it inboard, and belay and stop it to the timber-heads.
The song with which the seamen bowse out the bowlines; the last haul being completed by belay O!
To slack off a little upon it, and belay it again.
An exclamation tobelay a rope without rendering it.
The ends of the top timbers, which, rising above the gunwale, serve to belay the ropes, or to be used as kevels.
A ring-bolt with two or more forelock-holes in it, occasionally to belay or make fast towards the middle.
Belay that, ye lubberly swab, an' light the binnacle lamp till we takes our bearin's.
Let them fling us their tow-rope, and do you see to belay it cannily; and if we be swamped, look sharp and clutch Miss here, and make a swim with her.
I do love to see a man belay his jaw, and wait for orders, and then do his duty; hoist the mainsel, you!
Belay all that, and let's hear something worth hearing.
Being superstitious, the longshoreman was about to pull away harder than before, when the doctor commanded: "Belay there!
Then pipe belay with breakfast for a minute, will you?
Belay all that--down with the helm, now don't you see she has sternway yet?
Let fall; sheet home; belay starboard sheet; clap on the larboard; belay all that.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "belay" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
