VANG


Meaning of VANG in English

/vang/ , n. Naut.

a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.

[ 1760-70; vanglijn bow rope, equiv. to vang + lijn line ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .