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Mainsheet

noun
1.
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.  Synonyms: sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet.





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"Mainsheet" Quotes from Famous Books



... was responsible for that blunder, which in most countries would certainly have evoked a cry of betrayal, the mainsheet of Nelson's Victory would be all too inadequate as a penitential white sheet and far ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916 • Various


Words linked to "Mainsheet" :   futtock shroud, ship, weather sheet, sheet, navigation, seafaring, line, sailing, tack


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