mainsail [
'meinseil]
n. 大桅的帆, 主帆
mainsail[ noun ]
the lowermost sail on the mainmast
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Mainsail \Main"sail`\ (m[=a]n"s[=a]l`), n. (Naut.)
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.
- A Ministry of Defense spokesman said the couple had been struck by a mainsail boom as the boat maneuvered.