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stay
Law the suspension of a judicial proceeding, etc.

stay [stā]
(engineering)
In a structure, a tensile member which holds other members of the structure rigidly in position.

stay
1. Anything that stiffens or helps to maintain a frame or other structure, as a strut or brace.


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Most striking about that performance was the ease with which Soldier of Fortune stayed the distance, suggesting a mile and a half on the Roodee will be ideal.
They were joined by about 15 regulars - eight of whom stayed the distance.
 
 
 
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