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vang
[vang] 
–noun Nautical.
| a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff. |
Origin:
1760–70; < D: device for securing something; cf. vanglijn bow rope, equiv. to vang + lijn line
1760–70; < D: device for securing something; cf. vanglijn bow rope, equiv. to vang + lijn line
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| vang (vāng) n. Nautical A rope running from the peak of a gaff to a ship's rail or mast, used to steady the gaff. [Dutch, a catch, from vangen, to catch; see pag- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Vang
Vang\, n. [D. vangen to catch, seize. See Fang.] (Naut.) A rope to steady the peak of a gaff.
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Language Translation for : vang
Spanish:
cautivo, preso,
German:
der Gefangene,
Japanese:
捕虜
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