اسم ( noun )
• (1) تعریف: a rope or rod along a ship's yard, gaff, or boom to which one edge of a sail is fastened.
• (2) تعریف: a rope or rod that runs up and down a ship's mast and guides the yard when raised or lowered.
• (3) تعریف: a stay that steadies a ship's mast against the strain of the gaff.