boom vang
boom vang · boom vangs
A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and…A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.
Meaning
1 sensesA line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.
Translations
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plural: boom vangsSynonyms
1 synonymsA line system on a sailboat to exert downward force on the boom:kicking strap