mainsheet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mainsheet	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mainsheet n (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind Synonym(s): sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
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.