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layline

layline noun: in sailboat racing, an imaginary line extending from the objective (typically a racing mark) to indicate the point at which a boat should tack or jibe in order to clear the mark on the correct side.

Noun

layline (plural laylines)

  1. In sailboat racing, an imaginary line extending from the objective (typically a racing mark) to indicate the point at which a boat should tack or jibe in order to clear the mark on the correct side.

Forms of layline

plurallaylines

Questions about layline

What does layline mean?
Layline means in sailboat racing, an imaginary line extending from the objective (typically a racing mark) to indicate the point at which a boat should tack or jibe in order to clear the mark on the correct side.
What part of speech is layline?
Layline is a noun.
What is the plural of layline?
The plural of layline is laylines.

Words near layline in the dictionary

  1. Laylah
  2. layland
  3. Laylands
  4. Laylatul Qadr
  5. layless
  6. layline
  7. laylines
  8. laylock
  9. laylocks
  10. layman
  11. laymanism

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