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vang
vang V0022100 (văng)n. Nautical 1. A set of tackle running from the base of a sailboat's mast to a point partway out on the boom, used to control the curvature of the sail.2. A rope running from the peak of a gaff to a ship's rail or mast, used to steady the gaff.
[Dutch, a catch, from vangen, to catch; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]vang (væŋ) n1. (Nautical Terms) 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 up2. (Nautical Terms) a guy extending from the end of a gaff to the vessel's rail on each side, used for steadying the gaff[C18: from Dutch, from vangen to catch]vang (væŋ)
n. a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff. [1760–70; < Dutch: device for securing something; compare vanglijn bow rope =vang + lijn line] vang
vang[vaŋ] (naval architecture) A rope which supports or holds steady a boom or spar. In particular, one of the two ropes which run from the top of the gaff and steady it when the sail is not set. VANG
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| VANG➣Vietnamese American National Gala (San Jose, CA) |
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