ALL meanings of vang
vang
V v - noun vang a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff. 1
- noun vang (nautical) A line extended down from the end of a yard or a gaff, used to regulate its position. 0
- verb vang (dialectal or obsolete) To take; undertake for. 0
- verb vang (dialectal, as a godparent) To undertake for at the Font; be godfather or godmother to. 0
- noun vang a rope or tackle extended from the boom of a fore-and-aft mainsail to a deck fitting of a vessel when running, in order to keep the boom from riding up 0
- noun vang a guy extending from the end of a gaff to the vessel's rail on each side, used for steadying the gaff 0
- noun vang either of two ropes running from the end of a gaff to the deck, used to steady the gaff 0