Associations to the word «Mainsheet»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

MAINSHEET, noun. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery