Meanings
nounboom vang (plural boom vangs)
plural boom vangs · alternative boomvang
- nauticalA line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.
Synonyms: kicking strap
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.
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Translations
Dutch neerhouder
- neerhoudersystem on a sailboat
Finnish puomin alasvedin, kikkatalja
- puomin alasvedinsystem on a sailboat
- kikkataljasystem on a sailboat
- puominvetäjäsystem on a sailboat
French hale-bas
- hale-bassystem on a sailboat
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APA
boom vang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boom%20vang
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“boom vang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boom%20vang. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boom vang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boom%20vang.
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