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Noun: boom vang
  1. (nautical) a strap or line which exerts downward pressure on the boom near where it joins the mast of a fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat
    "The sailor adjusted the boom vang to control the shape of the mainsail";
    - vang, kicking strap

Derived forms: boom vangs

Encyclopedia: Boom vang