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.
Pythagoras