mainbrace

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounmainbrace (plural mainbraces)

plural mainbraces · alternative main brace · alternative main-brace

  1. nauticalThe 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.

Origin

From main + brace.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

carbamine
Cite this entry
APA

mainbrace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainbrace

MLA

“mainbrace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainbrace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mainbrace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainbrace.

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