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mainsail

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main·sail  (mnsl, -sl)
n.
1. The principal sail of a vessel.
2. A quadrilateral or triangular sail set from the after part of the mainmast on a fore-and-aft rigged vessel.
3. A square sail set from the main yard on a square-rigged vessel.
mainsail [ˈmeɪnˌseɪl (Nautical) ˈmeɪnsəl]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the largest and lowermost sail on the mainmast
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mainsailmainsail - the lowermost sail on the mainmast  
main course - a square mainsail
sail, canvass, canvas, sheet - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Translations
mainsail [ˈmeɪnsl] N → vela f mayor
mainsail [ˈmeɪnˌseɪl] n → randa
mainsail [ˈmeɪnˌseɪl] n → randa


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I put the Reindeer about on the other tack, ran up under the lee of a junk, shivered the mainsail into the wind and lost headway, and forged past the stern of the junk so slowly and so near that one of the patrolmen stepped lightly aboard.
Tales of the Fish Patrol by London, Jack View in context
Again, while Captain Van Horn and the mate, Borckman, gave orders, and while the Arangi's mainsail and spanker began to rise up the masts, Jerry loosed all his heart of woe in what Bob told Derby on the beach was the "grandest vocal effort" he had ever heard from any dog, and that, except for being a bit thin, Caruso didn't have anything on Jerry.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
The enormous mainsail of a cutter, as she draws slowly past a point of land or the end of a jetty under your admiring gaze, invests her with an air of lofty and silent majesty.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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