vang
/væŋ/
EN
A rope or tackle used to steady or secure a ship's boom, bowsprit, or other sailing gear; also refers to a corner piece in some carpentry contexts.
The sailor tightened the vang to hold the boom steady in the strong wind.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'vang' meaning a catching or seizing, ultimately from Old Norse 'vǫng' meaning a rope or tackle for holding. It entered nautical English vocabulary by the 18th century.
Translations
简体中文
稳帆索,张帆索,系帆绳
繁體中文
穩帆索,張帆索,系帆繩
日本語
バング索,支索,帆桿固定ロープ
한국어
왕 로프,붐 고정 로프,세이링 장비
Deutsch
Festleiner,Spannleine,Want
Español
cable de sujeción,viga estabilizadora,cuerda de vela
Português
cabo de fixação,corda de estabilização,estrabo
Français
hauban,corde de stabilisation,balancier de bout-dehors
Tiếng Việt
dây căng buồm,dây giữ cần buồm,dây neo
Related Words
boomtackleropesailbowsprit
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