MAINSAIL
Dictionary entry overview: What does mainsail mean? • MAINSAIL (noun)
The noun MAINSAIL has 1 sense:
1. the lowermost sail on the mainmast
Familiarity information: MAINSAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAINSAIL (noun)
Meaning:
The lowermost sail on the mainmast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mainsail" is a kind of...):
canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mainsail"):
main course (a square mainsail)
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