Definition of MainSail. Meaning of MainSail. Synonyms of MainSail

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Definition of MainSail

Mainsail
Mainsail Main"sail`, n. (Naut.) The principal sail in a ship or other vessel. [They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. -- Acts xxvii. 40. Note: The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom.

Meaning of MainSail from wikipedia

- A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel. On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast. On a fore-and-aft...
- staysail and trysail. Sails for lighter winds would include a spinnaker, a drifter, and a mainsail with lighter sail cloth. Each sail has a separate set...
- the leech going past the mast and overlapping the mainsail. To maximize sail area, the foot of the sail is generally parallel and very close to the deck...
- Marine canvas List of sail emblems Baggywrinkle Concepts Sailing Sail twist Related Cruising (maritime) SkySails Types of sails Mainsail Mast (sailing) Wingsail...
- square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the second and taller...
- gaffrigged) sail. Gaff rig remains the most po****r fore-aft rig for schooner and barquentine mainsails[citation needed] and other course sails, and spanker...
- Caere, Italy, dating to the mid-7th century BC: a warship with a furled mainsail is engaging an enemy vessel, deploying a foresail. A two-masted merchant...
- the main sail's leeward side. On boats with only one jib, it is common for the clew of the jib to be abaft the mast, meaning the jib and mainsail overlap...
- AC75's Twin-Skin Main". Sailing World. Retrieved 2020-12-28. Griffin, Jack (August 27, 2018). "AC75 Double Luff Mainsail". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved...
- headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail abaft (behind) the mast. It is a type of fore-and-aft rig. The mainsail may be of any type, most often Bermuda...