HyperDic: mainsheet

English > 1 sense of the word mainsheet:
NOUNartifactmainsheet, sheet, tack, weather sheet, shroud(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
English > mainsheet: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.
Synonymssheet, tack, weather sheet, shroud
Categoryseafaring, navigation, sailingThe work of a sailor / sailor
Part ofshipA vessel that carries passengers or freight
Narrowerfuttock shroudshroud that is part of a ship's rigging
BroaderlineSomething (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
Spanishobenque

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