mainsheet

See also: main sheet

English

Etymology

main +‎ sheet

Noun

mainsheet (plural mainsheets)

(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.

Translations

rope connecting to mainsail

Finnish: isopurjeen skuutti, storan skuutti
French: grande écoute (fr) f

Maori: waha

Anagrams

hemateins, hematines

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