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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley