Mainsail Definition

mānsəl, -sāl
noun
The principal sail of a vessel.
American Heritage
In a square-rigged vessel, the sail set from the main yard.
Webster's New World
In a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel, the large sail set from the after side of the mainmast.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
mainsail
Plural:
mainsails

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