| 单词 | mainsheet |
| 释义 | mainsheet (once / 95318 pages) n WORD FAMILY mainsheet: mainsheets USAGE EXAMPLESDaniel eased the mainsheet and let the boom swing out. New York Times(Mar 17, 2016) Ashman was adjusting the sail of his team’s boat when he was knocked unconscious by the mainsheet – a heavy rope – and possibly the boom. The Guardian(Sep 05, 2015) Then he began to gather in the mainsheet. Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis), With Beatty off Jutland—A Romance o...(2012) n (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind Syn|Hypo|Hyper sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet futtock shroud shroud that is part of a ship's rigging line something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible |
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