1. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind; [syn: sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
weather sheet
n 1: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle
at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn:
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud]