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mainsheet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mainsheet \Main"sheet`\, n. (Naut.) One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mainsheet n : 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}]
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