mainsail in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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mainsail [Brit ˈmeɪnseɪl, ˈmeɪns(ə)l, Am ˈmeɪnsəl, ˈmeɪnˌseɪl] N

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mainsail in the PONS Dictionary

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A vessel with a gunter rigged mainsail is called a gunter rig.
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However, as the size of the boat increases, the benefits of mainsail roller furling increase dramatically.
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The sail plan is characterized by a large mainsail and a high aspect ratio jib in a fractional rig design.
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Traditional fore-and-aft rigs used a four-sided gaff rigged mainsail, sometimes setting a gaff topsail above it.
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The mainsail is ordinarily triangular, though gaff rigged examples were built.
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One passed through the frigate's mainsail and took a splinter out of the main yard.
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The mainsail should self-tack onto the other side, but the jib is held aback.
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Aft-mast rigs with no mainsail also require fewer winches to raise and lower sails, and no winches to move the boom.
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Battens enable designers to increase the size of mainsails by pushing the mainsail away from the mast.
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Throughout the 1960s the company provided navigation systems along with auto-pilot and electric-powered furling mainsails.
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