| Pronunciation: | | 'meyn`seyl
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the lowermost sail on the mainmast |
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MAINSAIL is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | canvas, canvass, main course, sail, sheet |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Main"sail`\, n. (Naut.)
The principal sail in a ship or other vessel.
[They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. -- Acts
xxvii. 40.
Note: The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached
to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon
the boom.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | MAchine INdependent SAIL. From XIDAK, Palo Alto CA, (415) 855-9271. |
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