Sheet (sailing)
In sailing, a sheet is a line (rope, cable or chain) used to control the movable corner(s) (clews) of a sail.
Read more about Sheet (sailing): Etymology, Fore-and-aft Rigs, Square Rig, Three Sheets To The Wind
Famous quotes containing the word sheet:
“A speck that would have been beneath my sight
On any but a paper sheet so white
Set off across what I had written there.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)