"kicking strap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: kicking straps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kicking strap (plural kicking straps)
  1. (nautical) A piece of rope that connects the lower end of the mast and the boom in order to provide a means for exerting downward force on the boom and thus controlling the shape of the sail. Wikipedia link: kicking strap Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: boom vang, kicker Translations (piece of rope): puomin alasvedin (Finnish), kikki (Finnish)

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