Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
shedload
Sheehan’s syndrome
sheen
sheeny
sheep
sheep-dip
sheep ked
sheep laurel
sheep’s eyes
sheep tick
sheepberry
sheepdog
sheepfold
sheepherder
sheepish
sheepshank
sheepshead
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

sheet (2)

sheet [ sheet ]


noun  (plural sheets)
Definition:
 
rope for changing sail's position: a rope or line attached to a bottom corner of a sail and used to change the sail's position



plural noun sheets 
Definition:
 
spaces at bow and stern: the spaces in the bow and stern of an open boat that are not occupied by the seats

[ Old English scēata "corner, lower part of a sail" < Germanic]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft