"mainsail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪnseɪl/, /ˈmeɪnsəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mainsail.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mainsails [plural]
Etymology: From main + sail. Etymology templates: {{af|en|main|sail}} main + sail Head templates: {{en-noun}} mainsail (plural mainsails)
  1. (nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel. Categories (topical): Nautical, Sailing Synonyms: main (english: mainsail) Translations (largest sail on a sailing vessel): грот (hrot) [masculine] (Belorussian), грот (grot) (Bulgarian), 主帆 (zhǔfān) (Chinese Mandarin), storsejl [neuter] (Danish), grootzeil (Dutch), ĉefvelo (Esperanto), grandvelo (Esperanto), isopurje (Finnish), grand-voile [feminine] (French), Großsegel [neuter] (German), layar agung (Indonesian), vela maestra [feminine] (Italian), randa [feminine] (Italian), rā turuturu matua (Maori), grand' vaile [feminine] (Norman), storseil [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), grot (Polish), vela grande (Portuguese), грот (grot) [masculine] (Russian), prìomh-sheòl [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), vela mayor [feminine] (Spanish), грот (hrot) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
      "word": "grot"
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
      "word": "vela grande"
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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      "word": "vela mayor"
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      "sense": "largest sail on a sailing vessel",
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