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MAINSAIL
mainsail
(noun) the lowermost sail on the mainmast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mainsail (plural mainsails)
(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
Synonyms
• main (“mainsail”)
Source: Wiktionary
Main"sail`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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