weather sheet
(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, shroud • Derivationally related forms: tack (for: tack) • Topics: seafaring, navigation, sailing • Hypernyms: line • Hyponyms: futtock shroud • Part Holonyms: ship
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