reef cringle

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• reef cringle — noun : one of the cringles on the leech of a sail at the end of a reef band through which a rope passes binding the edge of a reefed sail to the yard or spar …   Useful english dictionary

• reef pendant — noun : a short rope passed or fixed through a reef cringle and used to fasten the clew to the boom or the leach to the reef tackle in reefing a sail …   Useful english dictionary

• cringle — Synonyms and related words: air hole, armhole, blowhole, boltrope, bullet hole, bunghole, canvas, clew, cloth, crowd of sail, deadeye, earing, eye, eyelet, foot, fore and aft sail, gasket, grommet, guide, head, keyhole, knothole, leech, loop,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• balance reef — noun 1. : the last reef used in a fore and aft sail and taken diagonally from the throat to the close reef cringle of the leech 2. : the ordinary last reef or close reef used to steady a ship * * * balance reef, Nautical. a reef in a gaff rigged… …   Useful english dictionary

• Earing — Ear ing, n. (Naut.) (a) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; also called {head earing}. (b) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; also called reef earing. (c) A line fastening the corners of an awning… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• head earing — Earing Ear ing, n. (Naut.) (a) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; also called {head earing}. (b) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; also called reef earing. (c) A line fastening the corners of an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• earing — noun Etymology: perhaps from 1ear Date: 1626 a line used to fasten a corner of a sail to the yard or gaff or to haul a reef cringle to the yard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… …   Wikipedia

• Reefing — is a sailing manoeuvre intended to reduce the area of a sail on a sailboat or sailing ship, which can improve the ship s stability and reduce the risk of capsizing, broaching, or damaging sails or boat hardware in a strong wind. Modern sailboats… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

• head — Synonyms and related words: A per se, Adamite, Big Brother, LSD user, MD, Vernunft, WC, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, ace, acidhead, acknowledgments, acmatic, addict, address, administer, administrate, administrator,… …   Moby Thesaurus