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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind;
[syn: sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

mainsheet \main"sheet`\, n. (Naut.)
   One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and
   trimmed.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mainsheet
    n 1: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle
         at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn:
         sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud]