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2024
mainbrace
mainbrace
English
Alternative forms
main brace
main-brace
Noun
mainbrace
(
plural
mainbraces
)
(
nautical
)
The
rope
used as
support
for the
masts
, running from the
bow
to the top of the
mast
and back to the
deck
.
Derived terms
splice the mainbrace
See also
halyard
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