What does mainsail mean?
Mainsail means (nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel..
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/ˈmeɪnseɪl/ · noun
(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel..
The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.]
Now stow the mainsail as follows, preferably with the sail still lying in the starboard cockpit: beginning at the head, fold the upper section so that the upper two battens are aligned together; then tightly roll the sail from the head down to the foot. Reinsert the sail into its bag.
Use mainsail when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mainsail means (nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel..
Common synonyms include main.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.]
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