WEATHER SHEET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does weather sheet mean? 

• WEATHER SHEET (noun)
  The noun WEATHER SHEET has 1 sense:

1. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

  Familiarity information: WEATHER SHEET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WEATHER SHEET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mainsheet; sheet; shroud; tack; weather sheet

Hypernyms ("weather sheet" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weather sheet"):

futtock shroud (shroud that is part of a ship's rigging)

Holonyms ("weather sheet" is a part of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)