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mainsheet

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I built one recently to mostly help myself visualize how sail trim worked and how various boat controls like mainsheet and backstay affected sail shapes, various forces and boat performance.

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(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.

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noun

(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.

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I built one recently to mostly help myself visualize how sail trim worked and how various boat controls like mainsheet and backstay affected sail shapes, various forces and boat performance.

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How do you use mainsheet in a sentence?

I built one recently to mostly help myself visualize how sail trim worked and how various boat controls like mainsheet and backstay affected sail shapes, various forces and boat performance.

What does mainsheet mean?

(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.

What part of speech is mainsheet?

mainsheet is commonly used as noun.