vang

[ vang ]

/ væŋ /

noun Nautical.

a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.

Origin of vang

1760–70; <Dutch: device for securing something; compare vanglijn bow rope, equivalent to vang + lijn line

Words nearby vang

Vänern, Vanessa, vanessid, van Eyck, Van Fleet, vang, vanga shrike, van Gogh, van Gogh, Vincent, vanguard, vanguardism

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Example sentences from the Web for vang

Besides, occasions were continually occurring in which Vang Khan wished for Temujin's aid, and could not dispense with it.
Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series|Jacob Abbott
Then, if Vang Khan should accede to this proposal, Temujin was to appoint his uncle to act as regent during his absence.
Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series|Jacob Abbott
Always when in rough water or in heavy weather keep a vang or down-haul on the peak of the gaff.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling|Thomas Fleming Day
Vang was in bed, with half an inch of reddish stubble on his chin, and the hair on his forehead clammy with feverish sweat.
Egholm and his God|Johannes Buchholtz

He held a Thing with the bondes at a place called Vang, and a number of bondes came to it fully armed.
Heimskringla|Snorri Sturlason

British Dictionary definitions for vang

vang

/ (væŋ) /

noun nautical

a rope or tackle extended from the boom of a fore-and-aft mainsail to a deck fitting of a vessel when running, in order to keep the boom from riding up

a guy extending from the end of a gaff to the vessel's rail on each side, used for steadying the gaff

Word Origin for vang

C18: from Dutch, from vangen to catch

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

单词	vang
释义	vang [ vang ] / væŋ / noun Nautical. a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff. Origin of vang 1760–70; <Dutch: device for securing something; compare vanglijn bow rope, equivalent to vang + lijn line Words nearby vang Vänern, Vanessa, vanessid, van Eyck, Van Fleet, vang, vanga shrike, van Gogh, van Gogh, Vincent, vanguard, vanguardism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vang Besides, occasions were continually occurring in which Vang Khan wished for Temujin's aid, and could not dispense with it. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series\|Jacob Abbott Then, if Vang Khan should accede to this proposal, Temujin was to appoint his uncle to act as regent during his absence. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series\|Jacob Abbott Always when in rough water or in heavy weather keep a vang or down-haul on the peak of the gaff. On Yachts and Yacht Handling\|Thomas Fleming Day Vang was in bed, with half an inch of reddish stubble on his chin, and the hair on his forehead clammy with feverish sweat. Egholm and his God\|Johannes Buchholtz He held a Thing with the bondes at a place called Vang, and a number of bondes came to it fully armed. Heimskringla\|Snorri Sturlason British Dictionary definitions for vang vang / (væŋ) / noun nautical a rope or tackle extended from the boom of a fore-and-aft mainsail to a deck fitting of a vessel when running, in order to keep the boom from riding up a guy extending from the end of a gaff to the vessel's rail on each side, used for steadying the gaff Word Origin for vang C18: from Dutch, from vangen to catch 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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