Word Meanings - MAINSHEET - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.

Related words: (words related to MAINSHEET)

• TRIMMINGLY
  In a trimming manner.
• HAULER
  One who hauls.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• TRIMMING
  a. from Trim, v. The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort of a party. Jeffrey. Trimming joist , a joist into which timber trimmers are framed; a header. See Header. Knight.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• HAUL
  pull, draw, OHG. hol, hal, G. holen, Dan. hale to haul, Sw. hala, and to L. calare to call, summon, Gr. Hale, v. t., Claim. Class, Council, 1. To pull or draw with force; to drag. Some dance, some haul the rope. Denham. Thither they bent,
• HAULABOUT
  A bargelike vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers.
• HAULSE
  See HALSE
• HAULM
  The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw. (more info) halm, Icel. halmr, L. calamus reed, cane, stalk, Gr. Excel,
• TRIMMER
  A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header. (more info) 1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
• HAULS
  See HALS
• HAULAGE
  Act of hauling; as, the haulage of cars by an engine; charge for hauling.
• MAINSAIL
  The principal sail in a ship or other vessel. hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40. Note: The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom.
• HAULT
  Lofty; haughty. Through support of countenance proud and hault. Spenser.
• KEELHAUL
  To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies. Totten.
• INHAUL; INHAULER
  A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.
• CHAULDRON
  See CHAWDRON
• OVERHAUL; OVERHAULING
  A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
• CLOSEHAULED
  Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.
• CLUBHAUL
  To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel's head to the wind), and by cutting the cable as soon as she pays off on the other tack. Clubhauling is attempted only
• WHAUL
  See WHALL
• DOWNHAUL
  A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.
• OUTHAUL
  A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite of inhaul.
• BOXHAUL
  To put on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox . Totten.
• OVERHAUL
  To gain upon in a chase; to overtake. To overhaul a tackle, to pull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks. -- To overhaul running rigging, to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs. (more info) 1. To haul or drag over; hence, to