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 Definitions of mainsheet  [ˈmeɪnˌʃit]  

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Definition of 'mainsheet' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) mainsheet
a sheet of a mainsail.

Etymology:  (1475–85)

Definition of 'mainsheet' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Definition of 'mainsheet' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) mainsheet
one of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed

'mainsheet' - Nearby Entries  

main road  main rotor  mainsail  mainsheet  mainspring  mainstay  mainstreamed  



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