vang

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

A line extended down from the end of a gaff, used to regulate its position

Verb

1. (dialectal, obsolete) To take; undertake for.
2. (dialectal) To undertake for at the baptismal font; be godfather or godmother to.

Verb

To flatten the sail and regulate its position with such a line.

Concepts

hale-bas

palan de garde

palan de retenue

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Dutch vangen (“to catch”). Ultimately a doublet of etymology one.