Downhaul

Synonyms for "downhaul" (2 found)

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Translations

3 translations across 2 languages.

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Finnish

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  • alasvetäjä noun (rope used to haul down sail or spar)
  • neerhaalari noun (rope used to haul down sail or spar)

Italian

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  • alabbasso noun (rope used to haul down sail or spar)

Sample sentences

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The only sail that is wholly ours is the spanker. They control absolutely--sheets, halyards, clewlines, buntlines, braces, and down-hauls--every sail on the fore and main. We control the braces on the mizzen, although they control the canvas on the mizzen.

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