mainsail
/ˈmeɪnseɪl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
Example Sentences
- "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."