kicking strap

noun

A piece of rope that connects the lower end of the mast and the boom in order to provide a means for exerting downward force on the boom and thus controlling the shape of the sail.

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boom vangkicker
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Meanings

nounkicking strap (plural kicking straps)

plural kicking straps

  1. nauticalA piece of rope that connects the lower end of the mast and the boom in order to provide a means for exerting downward force on the boom and thus controlling the shape of the sail.

    Synonyms: boom vang, kicker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece of rope that connects the lower end of the mast and the boom in order to provide a means for exerting downward force on the boom and thus controlling the shape of the sail.

Similar
boom vangkicker
Also see
boom vang

Translations

Dutch neerhouder
  • neerhouderpiece of rope
Finnish puomin alasvedin, kikki
  • puomin alasvedinpiece of rope
  • kikkipiece of rope
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APA

kicking strap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicking%20strap

MLA

“kicking strap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicking%20strap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kicking strap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicking%20strap.

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