sheet#2 (n)
tack#2 (n)
mainsheet (n)
weather sheet (n)
shroud#1 (n)

n04188368

type n
lex_filenum 06
def (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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Hypernym line
Part holonym ship
Domain of synset - TOPIC seafaring, navigation, sailing
Derivationally related form tack → tack
Hyponym futtock shroud
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Member of this domain - TOPIC seafaring, navigation, sailing
Hypernym futtock shroud
Hyponym line
Part meronym ship
Derivationally related form tack → tack

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