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Definition of main brace in English: main bracenoun The brace attached to the main yard of a sailing ship. Example sentencesExamples - The main brace, being one of the heaviest pieces of running rigging in a ship, was seldom spliced if damaged, but was replaced instead.
- The main brace was the largest and heaviest of all the rigging being up to 20" diameter on the big ships.
Definition of main brace in US English: main bracenounˌmān ˈbrās One of the braces attached to the main yard of a sailing ship. Example sentencesExamples - The main brace was the largest and heaviest of all the rigging being up to 20" diameter on the big ships.
- The main brace, being one of the heaviest pieces of running rigging in a ship, was seldom spliced if damaged, but was replaced instead.
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