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boom vang

boom vang noun: a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.

boom vang: a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the...
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Noun

boom vang (plural boom vangs)

  1. A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.
    Synonyms:
    kicking strap

Synonyms of boom vang

Forms of boom vang

pluralboom vangs
alternative formboomvang

Questions about boom vang

What does boom vang mean?
Boom vang means a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.
What part of speech is boom vang?
Boom vang is a noun.
What is the plural of boom vang?
The plural of boom vang is boom vangs.

Words near boom vang in the dictionary

  1. boom shakalaka
  2. boom stick
  3. boom sticks
  4. boom town
  5. boom towns
  6. boom vang
  7. boom vangs
  8. boom-and-bust
  9. boom-boom
  10. boom-boomed
  11. boom-booming

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