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Line Used For Adjusting A Sail Crossword Clue

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noun

• any broad thin expanse or surface

• paper used for writing or printing

• bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs

• (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

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

• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

verb

• come down as if in sheets

• cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping

33%9Adjusting line on a fore-and-aft sail
noun

• One of the sheets (ropes) that controls the foresail

33%6 Nautical line for adjusting the position of a sail
noun

• A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom

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New York Times24 Oct 1990 Down 25
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