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Meaning of Mainsail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmeɪnseɪl

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية شراع رئيسي
Català vela major vela mestra
Deutsch Großsegel
Esperanto ĉefvelo
Español vela mayor
Suomi isopurje
Français grand-voile
Gàidhlig prìomh-sheòl
Galego papafigo
Italiano randa vela maestra
Nederlands grootzeil
Polski grot
Português vela grande
Русский грот

Examples

“The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail⟳ reefed at both ends[.]”
“Now stow the mainsail as follows, preferably with the sail⟳ still lying in the starboard cockpit: beginning at the head, fold⟳ the upper section so that the upper two battens are aligned together; then tightly roll the sail⟳ from the head down to the foot. Reinsert the sail⟳ into its bag.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mainshaft mainsheet mainshock mainsleaze mainspace mainspan

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