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 better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.