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mainsheet

[ meyn-sheet ]

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a sheet of a mainsail.


mainsheet

/ ˈmeɪnˌʃiːt /

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of mainsheet1

First recorded in 1475–85; main 1, sheet 1
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Example Sentences

According to a timeline of events released by the team, Mr Fisher was hit by the mainsheet system and knocked overboard.

From BBC

As the mainsail swung across the boat, the mainsheet system caught Fisher and knocked him off, the team said.

As the mainsail swung across the boat, the mainsheet system caught Fisher and knocked him off the boat, the team said.

Ashman, a 49-year-old British paramedic, died Sept. 5 after he was struck and knocked unconscious by either the boom or the mainsheet, a rope that connects to the boom.

Daniel eased the mainsheet and let the boom swing out.

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