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Record 1 2017-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

Eye in the luff of the sail above the tack through which a line may be passed to increase tension of the luff and thus reduce the camber of a sail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Œillet placé à quelques centimètres au-dessus du point d'amure de la grand-voile dans lequel on passe un petit palan permettant d'étarquer le guindant de la voile au maximum par vents forts. (La Voile, N. Dent)

Spanish

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