Usually means: Rope used to adjust sail.
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  1. clew line: Merriam-Webster
  2. clew line: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. clew line: Collins English Dictionary
  4. clew line: Wordnik
  5. clew line: Wiktionary
  6. Clew line, clew line: Dictionary.com
  7. clew line: FreeDictionary.org
  8. clew line: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Clew line)

▸ noun:  (sailing) Alternative spelling of clewline [(sailing) Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard]

Similar:
clewline, clew, buntline, slab line, reef line, clew-garnet, bowline, cleat, cantline, sheet, more...

Opposite:
sheet line, halyard, rope, cord

Phrases:
clew line block, more...

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Similar:
clewline, clew, buntline, slab line, reef line, clew-garnet, bowline, cleat, cantline, sheet, more...

Opposite:
sheet line, halyard, rope, cord

Phrases:
clew line block, more...



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