🔄 Synonyms of "Mainsheet"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| shroudnoun | That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. |
| tacknoun | A small nail with a flat head. |
| sheetnoun | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| weather sheetnoun | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mainsheet"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tacknoun | A small nail with a flat head. |
| sheetnoun | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| shroudnoun | That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. |
| weather sheetnoun | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
| main sheetnoun | Alternative form of mainsheet. [(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.] |
| main | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| mainboomnoun | (nautical) The boom (spar) of the mainsail. |
| mainyardnoun | (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung |
| mainstaynoun | A chief support. |
| mainmast headnoun | (nautical) The top of a sailing ship’s mainmast. |
| after-sailnoun | (nautical) One of the sails towards the aft, i.e. on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast. |
| maintopmastnoun | (nautical) The topmast of the mainmast. |
| main-mastnoun | Alternative spelling of mainmast. [(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.] |
| mainsnoun | (chiefly British) The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid. |
| middlemastnoun | (nautical) The mast between the mainmast and mizzenmast on a ship having five or more masts. |
| mizzensailnoun | (nautical) A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. |
| main-decknoun | Alternative form of maindeck. [The principal deck of a ship or vessel] |
| mainmastnoun | (nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship. |
| mast coatnoun | (nautical) A piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below. |
| mizzennoun | (nautical) Mizzenmast. |
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