Mainsheet definition

mānshēt
The rope that controls the angle at which a mainsail is trimmed and set.
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A sheet, or line, controlling the angle at which the mainsail is set.
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(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of mainsheet - main-sheet

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
mainsheet
Plural:
mainsheets

Mainsheet Sentence Examples

  • If it begins to feel dead, ease the mainsheet a fraction.

  • I t is stuck in a high position thanks to a small wedge on which a pulley adjusts the mainsheet.

  • I intend to do as much sailing as I can over the winter as I need to get back into using center mainsheet again.

  • The sequence should follow mainsheet movement, slight rudder, mainsheet movement, slight rudder, mainsheet, rudder.

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