Mainsheet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  mainsheet \main"sheet`\, n. (Naut.)
     One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and
     trimmed.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  mainsheet
       n : (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle
           at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet},
            {tack}, {weather sheet}, {shroud}]