How do you use Mainsail in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like sail or canvas, plus the exact meaning.
Mainsail in a sentence
Mainsail meaning
The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
Using Mainsail
- The main meaning on this page is: The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
- Useful related words include: sail, canvas, canvass, sheet.
- In the example corpus, mainsail often appears in combinations such as: the mainsail, and mainsail, mainsail financial.
Context around Mainsail
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mainsail
- In this selection, "mainsail" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, financial, furling and helps stand out and add context to how "mainsail" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include mainsail financial group and above the mainsail and on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mainsail" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mainsail
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mainsail Financial Group LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Adobe Inc. (10 words)
However, as the size of the boat increases, the benefits of mainsail roller furling increase dramatically. (16 words)
Mainsail furling has an additional disadvantage in that its complicated gear may somewhat increase weight aloft. (16 words)
The Mapfre team, the overall race leader entering the leg, finished fifth after having to anchor off the coast of Chile to repair a mainsail that had ripped in two, and is now second over all, behind Dongfeng. (38 words)
Mainsail Financial Group LLC lessened its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. () by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (34 words)
The mast of a fractional-rigged sloop may be placed farther forward; compared to a masthead-rigged sloop, this results in a rather smaller jib relative to the size of the mainsail. (32 words)
Example sentences (17)
On a small boat with only jib and mainsail this is done by furling the jib and by partially lowering the mainsail, a process called 'reefing the main'.
The genoa's large overlap behind the mainsail helps to guide the airflow and thereby makes the mainsail more effective.
Mainsail Financial Group LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Adobe Inc.
Mainsail Financial Group LLC lessened its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. () by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Quaden was hit by the boom - the large horizontal pole at the bottom of the mainsail - while aboard Flying Fish Arctos.
The Mapfre team, the overall race leader entering the leg, finished fifth after having to anchor off the coast of Chile to repair a mainsail that had ripped in two, and is now second over all, behind Dongfeng.
A sloop is any boat that has a single mast and usually a single headsail (generally a jib) in addition to the mainsail ( Bermuda rig but c.f. Friendship sloop ).
Easing the sheets on aft-most sails, such as the mainsail in a sloop or cutter can have an immediate effect, especially to help with maneuvering.
However, as the size of the boat increases, the benefits of mainsail roller furling increase dramatically.
Mainsail furling has an additional disadvantage in that its complicated gear may somewhat increase weight aloft.
Mainsail furling is almost never used while racing because it results in a less efficient sail profile.
On a modern fore-and-aft rigged boat the largest sail set on the main-mast is known as the mainsail, rather than main course.
Rationale behind the sloop rig Typical Bermuda rigged sloop After the cat rig, which has only a mainsail, the sloop rig is one of the simpler sailing rig configurations.
The foresail and mainsail were square; the sail on the mizzen was a triangular sail known as a lateen mizzen.
The mast of a fractional-rigged sloop may be placed farther forward; compared to a masthead-rigged sloop, this results in a rather smaller jib relative to the size of the mainsail.
The ship had a smaller topsail on the mainmast above the mainsail and on the foremast above the foresail.
Typically, a modern sloop carries a mainsail on a boom aft of the mast, with a single loose-footed head-sail (a jib or a genoa jib ) forward of the mast.
Common combinations with mainsail
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: