MAINSHEET Definition & Meaning

mainsheet

[ meyn-sheet ]

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noun

Nautical.

a sheet of a mainsail.

mainsheet

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noun

nautical the line used to control the angle of the mainsail to the wind

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Origin of mainsheet¹

First recorded in 1475–85; main ¹, sheet ¹

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According to a timeline of events released by the team, Mr Fisher was hit by the mainsheet system and knocked overboard.

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As the mainsail swung across the boat, the mainsheet system caught Fisher and knocked him off, the team said.

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As the mainsail swung across the boat, the mainsheet system caught Fisher and knocked him off the boat, the team said.

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Ashman, a 49-year-old British paramedic, died Sept. 5 after he was struck and knocked unconscious by either the boom or the mainsheet, a rope that connects to the boom.

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Daniel eased the mainsheet and let the boom swing out.

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