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mainsail

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  1. 1. n. The principal sail in a ship or other vessel. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the lowermost sail on the mainmast Source: wordnet
  3. 3. The principal sail in a ship or other vessel. [They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40. Note: The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom. Source: webster
  4. 4. The principal sail in a ship or other vessel.[They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. the lowermost sail on the mainmast Source: ecdict

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