mainsail

English

The red sail is the mainsail.

Etymology

From main +‎ sail

Noun

mainsail (plural mainsails)

(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.

Synonyms

main (“mainsail”)

Translations

largest sail on a sailing vessel

Danish: storsejl (da) n
Esperanto: ĉefvelo
Finnish: isopurje (fi)
French: grand-voile (fr) f
German: Großsegel (de) n

Maori: rā turuturu matua
Norman: grand' vaile f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: storseil n
Scottish Gaelic: prìomh-sheòl m

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