Mainsheet Synonyms

mānshēt
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sheet
  2. tack
  3. weather-sheet
  4. shroud

Words Related to Mainsheet

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Mainsheet Sentence Examples

  • If it begins to feel dead, ease the mainsheet a fraction.

  • I t is stuck in a high position thanks to a small wedge on which a pulley adjusts the mainsheet.

  • I intend to do as much sailing as I can over the winter as I need to get back into using center mainsheet again.

  • The sequence should follow mainsheet movement, slight rudder, mainsheet movement, slight rudder, mainsheet, rudder.