Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mainsheet

1 sense of mainsheet

Sense 1
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud -- ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)
       => line -- (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line")