Definitions for mainsail

mainsail main·sail

Spelling: [meyn-seyl; Nautical meyn-suh l]
IPA: /ˈmeɪnˌseɪl; Nautical ˈmeɪn səl/

Mainsail is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 248 anagrams from letters in mainsail (aaiilmns).

Definitions for mainsail

noun

  1. the lowermost sail on a mainmast.

Origin of mainsail

late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at main1, sail

Examples for mainsail

"She'll go a bit tauter still, I think," he said, as Nell hoisted the mainsail.

A bilander was a small two-master, with the mainsail of lateen form.

The other two sides of the mainsail are then laid off and pencil lines drawn.

You will note that allowance must be made for hemming the back edge of the mainsail.

I'll try and set the mainsail on her with the remains of the sprit.

I've been dreamin' o' night-shirts ever since we bent our mainsail.

I ordered the jib and mainsail to be taken in, and the helm to be put down.

A mainsail carried by a gaff has two halyards, the throat and peak.

No mistakes or omissions had been made, and he proceeded to hoist the mainsail.

The mainsail was set to a chorus like the crying of sea fowl and the foresail and jib.

Word Value for mainsail
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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