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Mainsail

Main′sailˊ

(mān′sālˊ)
,
Noun.
(Naut.)
The principal sail in a ship or other vessel.
[They] hoised up the
mainsail
to the wind.
Acts xxvii. 40.
☞ The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom.

Definition 2024


mainsail

mainsail

English

The red sail is the mainsail.

Noun

mainsail (plural mainsails)

  1. (nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.

Synonyms

  • main (Etymology 2)

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