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 **Gärd**. 1. //Kam.//, i äldre tider extra pålaga eller bevillning till fyllande af något tillfälligt behof, t. ex. underhåll vid möten och herredagar, reparationer af slott o. d. Om gengärd se d. o. – 2. //Sjöv.//, tåg från en gaffels nock till fartygets sidor, tjänande till gaffelns stöttning sidovägen.
+===== The Sailor's Word-Book - 1867 =====
+**VANG**. A rope leading from the end of the gaff to the rail, one on each side, so that the two form guys attached to the outer ends of the gaffs to steady them, and when the sails are not set keep them amidships.
 ===== Patterson's Illustrated Nautical Dictionary - 1891 =====
 **Vangs**. Ropes for steadying a gaff, secured to the outer end of the spar and leading to the rail on each side.
+===== The Overlook Illustrated Dictionary of Nautical Terms - 1981 =====
+**Vang**. A rope or strap used to hold a spar such as a boom or a gaff in place and prevent it from swinging back should the wind blow on the wrong side. A vang is commonly used on a yacht sailing with the wind blowing from behind and which has the sail out sideways. The vang prevents the potentially dangerous occurrence of the sail swinging back into the yacht and over to the other side.
 ===== Dictionary of Nautical Words and Terms - 1982 =====

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