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Mainsail
see synonyms of mainsailNoun
1. mainsail
the lowermost sail on the mainmast
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Mainsail
see synonyms of mainsailnoun
nautical
the largest and lowermost sail on the mainmast
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Mainsail
see synonyms of mainsail noun
1.
in a square-rigged vessel, the sail set from the main yard
2.
in a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel, the large sail set from the after side of the mainmast
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Mainsail
see synonyms of mainsailn.
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. See Usage Note at boatswain.
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