mainsail
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
Etymology
Affix from English main (power, might, force, strength) + English sail.
Origin
English
sail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- after-sail English
- amain English
- asail English
- daysail English
- foresail English
- forestaysail English
- gaffsail English
- headsail English
- lugsail English
- main English
- main battle tank English
- mainboard English
- mainbrace English
- mainchain English
- maincrop English
- maindeck English
- mainer English
- mainframe English
- mainful English
- mainland English
- mainline English
- mainly English
- mainmast English
- mainpiece English
- mainplane English
- mainshaft English
- mainsheet English
- mainshock English
- mainspan English
- mainspring English
- mainstage English
- mainstay English
- mainstem English
- mainstream English
- maintop English
- maintopmast English
- mainyard English
- midmain English
- mizzensail English
- moonsail English
- nonmain English
- outsail English
- oversail English
- parasail English
- resail English
- ringsail English
- sail English
- sailable English
- sailboard English
- sailboat English
- sailcloth English
- sailcraft English
- sailer English
- sailest English
- saileth English
- sailfin English
- sailfish English
- sailless English
- saillike English
- sailmaker English
- sailmaking English
- sailor English
- sailplane English
- sailpunk English
- sailroom English
- sailship English
- sailwear English
- sailworthy English
- saily English
- sailyard English
- skysail English
- spritsail English
- squaresail English
- staysail English
- topsail English
- windsail English
- wingsail English
- sail Dutch, Flemish
- メイン Japanese
- mayn Middle English
- saile Middle English
- sel Tok Pisin
- mien Pitcairn-Norfolk
- sail
- main
- amain
- asail
- saily
- sailer
- resail
- mainer
- sailor
- mainly
- topsail
- sailest
- outsail
- sailfin
- midmain
- saileth
- skysail
- maintop
- lugsail
- mainful
- daysail
- nonmain
- mainyard
- gaffsail
- sailwear
- staysail
- sailpunk
- sailroom
- sailyard
- wingsail
- sailship
- mainstem
- sailless
- headsail
- maindeck
- mainline
- ringsail
- foresail
- sailfish
- parasail
- sailable
- mainspan
- oversail
- moonsail
- maincrop
- mainmast
- saillike
- mainland
- mainstay
- sailboat
- windsail
- mainshock
- spritsail
- mainframe
- mainshaft
- sailmaker
- sailcraft
- mainsheet
- mainpiece
- mainchain
- mainstage
- mainplane
- sailcloth
- mainbrace
- sailplane
- sailboard
- mainboard
- squaresail
- sailmaking
- sailworthy
- mainspring
- mainstream
- mizzensail
- after-sail
- maintopmast
- forestaysail
- main battle tank