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[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

On a ship, a sheet is a line made of rope, used to manipulate the angle of a sail, not a sail itself.

[-] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Correct, the sheets are trailing in the wind, meaning the sail is not tied down and it's flapping all over.

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