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Mainsheet

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shroudnounThat which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
tacknounA small nail with a flat head.
sheetnounA 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

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tacknounA small nail with a flat head.
sheetnounA thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
shroudnounThat 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 sheetnounAlternative form of mainsheet. [(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.]
mainOf 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
mainstaynounA 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-mastnounAlternative 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-decknounAlternative 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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