mainsail

Other forms: mainsails

Definitions of mainsail
  1. noun
    the lowermost sail on the mainmast
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    types:
    main course
    a square mainsail
    type of:
    canvas, sail, sheet
    a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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