main sheet

A form of mainsheet — The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.

Meanings

nounmain sheet (plural main sheets)

plural main sheets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mainsheet.
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APA

main sheet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20sheet

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“main sheet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20sheet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “main sheet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20sheet.

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