mainsheet

[ meyn-sheet ]

/ ˈmeɪnˌʃit /

noun Nautical.

a sheet of a mainsail.

Origin of mainsheet

First recorded in 1475–85; see origin at main¹, sheet¹

Words nearby mainsheet

main royal mast, mains, mainsail, main sequence, main shaft, mainsheet, mainspring, main squeeze, mainstay, main stem, main store

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Example sentences from the Web for mainsheet

An hour later the mainsheet was hanging in the water and the boat drifted with the tide.
Our Casualty And Other Stories|James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham
As the vessel came up, the mainsheet was yanked in by all hands, and then the men ran to the stations.
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace
Hands by the clue-garnets and buntlines—man the mainsheet—let go those leech-lines, youngster—haul aboard.
The King's Own|Captain Frederick Marryat
The mainsail, half set, banged noisily and the mainsheet blocks lashed terrifically to and fro.
A Floating Home|Cyril Ionides

Reaching or going free you work the mainsheet and jibsheet alternately as best you can.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.

British Dictionary definitions for mainsheet

mainsheet

/ (ˈmeɪnˌʃiːt) /

noun

nautical the line used to control the angle of the mainsail to the wind

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单词	mainsheet
释义	mainsheet [ meyn-sheet ] / ˈmeɪnˌʃit / noun Nautical. a sheet of a mainsail. Origin of mainsheet First recorded in 1475–85; see origin at main¹, sheet¹ Words nearby mainsheet main royal mast, mains, mainsail, main sequence, main shaft, mainsheet, mainspring, main squeeze, mainstay, main stem, main store Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mainsheet An hour later the mainsheet was hanging in the water and the boat drifted with the tide. Our Casualty And Other Stories\|James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham As the vessel came up, the mainsheet was yanked in by all hands, and then the men ran to the stations. The Viking Blood\|Frederick William Wallace Hands by the clue-garnets and buntlines—man the mainsheet—let go those leech-lines, youngster—haul aboard. The King's Own\|Captain Frederick Marryat The mainsail, half set, banged noisily and the mainsheet blocks lashed terrifically to and fro. A Floating Home\|Cyril Ionides Reaching or going free you work the mainsheet and jibsheet alternately as best you can. Yachting Vol. 2\|Various. British Dictionary definitions for mainsheet mainsheet / (ˈmeɪnˌʃiːt) / noun nautical the line used to control the angle of the mainsail to the wind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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