mainsail
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmeɪnseɪl/, /ˈmeɪnsəl/[1]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editmainsail (plural mainsails)
Synonyms
edit- main (“mainsail”)
Translations
editlargest sail on a sailing vessel
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References
edit- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.62, page 268.