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mainsheet

noun

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

• Syn: ↑sheet, ↑tack, ↑weather sheet, ↑shroud

• Derivationally related forms: ↑tack (for: ↑tack)

• Topics: ↑seafaring, ↑navigation, ↑sailing

• Hypernyms: ↑line

• Hyponyms: ↑futtock shroud

• Part Holonyms: ↑ship

Useful english dictionary. 2012.