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Definition of medium lay

: a rope lay that combines some of the wear-resistant quality of hard lay with some of the tensile strength of soft lay

— called also regular lay

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“Medium lay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium%20lay. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

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