Mainsail
/ˈmeɪnseɪl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
"The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.]"
- 2 the lowermost sail on the mainmast wordnet
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More examples"The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.]"
Etymology
From main + sail.