weather sheet

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weather sheet - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

mainsheet, shroud, tack, sheet

sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor

futtock shroud - shroud that is part of a ship's rigging

line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"

ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight

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He wrote: "It could be to do with tall ship sails which are controlled with ropes called `sheets.' The most any sail has is two, a lee side sheet and a weather sheet.