8-Letter Words Containing: A,J,Y

• An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); by extension, any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.

• An elite, highly loyal supporter.

• cross the road at a red light

• 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.

• a field where junk is collected and stored for resale

• unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap

• a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)

• an archaic term for a parrot

• in a hopeless resigned manner

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune