English Explanatory Dictionary

mainbrace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The rope (or sheet) used to control the main yard. The main yard is the spar set across the mast, from which the mainsail is hung.

Word forms

mainbrace mainbraces main brace main-brace

Etymology

From main + brace.

Related words

halyard

Derived words

splice the mainbrace
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