"mainstay" meaning in Anglais

See mainstay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈmeɪn.steɪ\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mainstay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-mainstay.wav Forms: mainstays [plural]
  1. Pilier, pivot, soutien, point d’appui. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-mainstay-en-noun-cV21lc4C Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
  2. Étai (de grand mât).
    Sense id: fr-mainstay-en-noun-Yxrnk~Te Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la navigation
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    "Du moyen anglais main stai."
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