Mainsail
noun
The largest and most important sail on a boat or a ship.
The captain ordered the crew to hoist the mainsail.
Often appears as...
- hoist the mainsail
- lower the mainsail
noun
The largest and most important sail on a boat or a ship.
The captain ordered the crew to hoist the mainsail.
Often appears as...
- hoist the mainsail
- lower the mainsail
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Pro Tip 1/3Sailing Context
Mainsail is used specifically in sailing and nautical contexts.
The sailor explained how the mainsail affects the boat's speed.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Verbs
Used with verbs like hoist, lower, and trim related to sail handling.
We need to trim the mainsail to balance the boat.
Pro Tip 3/3Boat Size
Refers to the main sail on both small boats and large ships.
On a small dinghy or a large yacht, the mainsail plays a key role.
Pro Tip 1/3Sailing Context
Mainsail is used specifically in sailing and nautical contexts.
The sailor explained how the mainsail affects the boat's speed.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Verbs
Used with verbs like hoist, lower, and trim related to sail handling.
We need to trim the mainsail to balance the boat.
Pro Tip 3/3Boat Size
Refers to the main sail on both small boats and large ships.
On a small dinghy or a large yacht, the mainsail plays a key role.
Pro Tip 1/3Sailing Context
Mainsail is used specifically in sailing and nautical contexts.
The sailor explained how the mainsail affects the boat's speed.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Verbs
Used with verbs like hoist, lower, and trim related to sail handling.
We need to trim the mainsail to balance the boat.
Pro Tip 3/3Boat Size
Refers to the main sail on both small boats and large ships.
On a small dinghy or a large yacht, the mainsail plays a key role.
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Video examples
Stop being a bystander...
And they find us quite a novelty, so they literally windsurf off the wind that comes off the mainsail and they hang behind the boat, and you feel this presence behind you, and you turn around, and it's this albatross just looking at you. We sold Maiden at the end of the race -- we still had no money.
Video examples
Stop being a bystander...
And they find us quite a novelty, so they literally windsurf off the wind that comes off the mainsail and they hang behind the boat, and you feel this presence behind you, and you turn around, and it's this albatross just looking at you. We sold Maiden at the end of the race -- we still had no money.
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