vang 
(văng)
(văng)n.
Nautical
Nautical
1. A set of tackle running from the base of a sailboat's mast to a point partway out on the boom, used to control the curvature of the sail.
2. A rope running from the peak of a gaff to a ship's rail or mast, used to steady the gaff.
[Dutch, a catch, from vangen, to catch; see pag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
- hang in
- hanging
- hanging indention
- hanging valley
- hanging wall
- hang in there
- hang it up
- hang loose
- hangman
- hangnail
- hang off
- hang on
- hang (one's) hat
- hang one's hat
- hang on to
- hangout
- hang out to dry
- hangover
- hang (someone) out to dry
- hang someone out to dry
- hangtag
- hang time
- hang together
- hang tough
- Hangul