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Definitions for: Mainsail [n] the lowermost sail on the mainmast
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
See Also: canvas, canvass, main course, sail, sheet
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