Lexicographical Neighbors of Mainbooms
Literary usage of Mainbooms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Yacht Architecture: A Treatise on the Laws which Govern the Resistance of by Dixon Kemp (1897)
"All kind of " built" mainbooms have since been used in racing yachts, including
lately some of steel, but a good Oregon stick is still mostly in favour. ..."
2. Boat Sailing in Fair Weather and Foul by Ahmed John Kenealy (1905)
"To equalize and minimize strains on mainbooms, mainsheet bridles are now fitted.
Overhangs are growing longer and longer and bowsprits shorter. ..."
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