Luff adjustment line
Not a standard English word.
Cunningham appears almost exclusively as a proper noun—a surname of Scottish origin.
In rare specialized use, a cunningham is a sailing term for a line that adjusts tension on the luff of a mainsail, named after its inventor Briggs Cunningham.
Ease the cunningham in light air. (Capitalized Cunningham is the surname.)
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Luff adjustment line
Not a standard English word.
Cunningham appears almost exclusively as a proper noun—a surname of Scottish origin.
In rare specialized use, a cunningham is a sailing term for a line that adjusts tension on the luff of a mainsail, named after its inventor Briggs Cunningham.
Ease the cunningham in light air. (Capitalized Cunningham is the surname.)
1. rigging — mainsail, Principal vessel canvas; jib (Triangular sail forward); spinnaker (Downwind sailing sail); halyard (Sail-hoisting tackle); outhaul · downhaul · grommet · leech · clew · tack · boom · mast · forestay · headboard
sail control directioncunningham ≠ outhaul Line tensioning sail's foot; backstay · clew · halyard · sheet · downhaul
sailing: sailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran; boat parts: hull, keel, mast, rudder, helm; sailboat parts: mast, sail, boom, hull, keel; sailing gear: mainsail, sail, jib, spinnaker, genoa; nautical lines: halyard, sheet, bowline, dock line, mooring line; rigging: backstay, backstays, shackle, pulley, blocks
cunning, cunningly, cunningness
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