mainsail

main·sail

M0044800 (mān′səl, -sāl′)n.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.

mainsail

(ˈmeɪnˌseɪl; ˈmeɪnsəl) n (Nautical Terms) nautical the largest and lowermost sail on the mainmast

main•sail

(ˈmeɪnˌseɪl; Naut. -səl)

n. the lowermost sail on a mainmast. [1425–75]

Thesaurus

Noun

mainsail - the lowermost sail on the mainmast main course - a square mainsailsail, canvass, canvas, 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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mainsail

reef the sail(s)

To reduce the area of one or more sails while they are being used by winding them over a roller or tying them up at particular points. Often specified as "the mainsail," "the jib," etc. There's too much wind to be at full sail—it's dragging the whole boat to one side. I'll keep a steady course while you go and reef the mainsail. We should be fine if we just reef the jib, I think. The captain ordered us to reef the sails in before the storm hit.See also: reef

reef in the sail(s)

To reduce the area of one or more sails while they are being used by winding them over a roller or tying them up at particular points. There's too much wind to be at full sail—it's dragging the whole boat to one side. I'll keep a steady course while you go and reef in the mainsail. We should be fine if we just reef in the jib, I think. The captain ordered us to reef in the sails before the storm hit.See also: reef

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MAINSAIL➣MAchine INdependent SAIL

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noun the lowermost sail on the mainmast

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