mainsheet (redirected from mainsheets)

main·sheet  (mnsht)

n.

The rope that controls the angle at which a mainsail is trimmed and set.

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mainsheet - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind weather sheet, shroud, tack, sheet sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor futtock shroud - shroud that is part of a ship's rigging line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight