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- [meyn-seyl; Nautical meyn-suh l]
- /ˈmeɪnˌseɪl; Nautical ˈmeɪn səl/
- /meɪnˈsel/
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- [meyn-seyl; Nautical meyn-suh l]
- /ˈmeɪnˌseɪl; Nautical ˈmeɪn səl/
Definitions of mainsail word
- noun mainsail the lowermost sail on a mainmast. 1
- noun mainsail The principal sail of a ship, especially the lowest sail on the mainmast in a square-rigged vessel. 1
- noun mainsail type of sail on a ship 1
- noun Definition of mainsail in Technology MAchine INdependent SAIL. 1
- noun mainsail the largest and lowermost sail on the mainmast 0
- noun mainsail in a square-rigged vessel, the sail set from the main yard 0
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Origin of mainsail
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at main1, sail
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Parts of speech for Mainsail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mainsail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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- what does mainsail mean?
- see how the mainsail sets?
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