Vang

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Nautical A rope running from the peak of a gaff to a ship's rail or mast, used to steady the gaff.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To take; undertake for.
  • v. To undertake for at the Font; be godfather or godmother to.
  • n. A boom vang, a strap or line which exerts downward pressure on the boom near where it joins the mast of a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat.
  • n. A line extended down from the end of a yard or a gaff, used to regulate its position
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rope to steady the peak of a gaff.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A guy extending from the end of a gaff to the ship's rail on each side, and serving to steady the gaff.
  • Word Usage
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    Chang    Fang    Hang    Kuomintang    Lang    Lange    Liang    Nanchang    Pyongyang    Shenyang