mainsail

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English[edit]

The red sail is the mainsail.

Etymology[edit]

From main +‎ sail.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪnseɪl/, /ˈmeɪnsəl/[1]
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun[edit]

mainsail (plural mainsails)

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

Synonyms[edit]

  • main (“mainsail”)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎[1], volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.62, page 268.
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