Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

Origin

From main + brace.

From main + brace.

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Forms

plural: mainbraces

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhalyard

See also

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