boom vang

English

Noun

A boom vang

boom vang (plural boom vangs)

1. (nautical) 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

• (A line system on a sailboat to exert downward force on the boom): kicking strap

Translations

system on a sailboat

• Finnish: puomin alasvedin, kikkatalja, puominvetäjä
• French: hale-bas (fr)