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main-topsail

/meyn-top-seyl; Nautical meyn-top-suhl/US // ˌmeɪnˈtɒpˌseɪl; Nautical ˌmeɪnˈtɒp səl //UK // (ˌmeɪnˈtɒpseɪl, nautical ˌmeɪnˈtɒpsəl) //

主顶帆,主帆,主顶篷,主桅帆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : a topsail set on the mainmast.

Examples

  • Flesh encircled him at the main pool of the Paradise Hotel and Residences at Boca.

  • They even switched off their location service—one of the main perks of the program.

  • At the same time, the heaviest parts—the main fuselage, the engines and wings—sink to the bottom.

  • In his statement, Rigi named Naser Boledi as a main mediator between him and representatives of NATO.

  • Sometimes, they had a backup aim if their main goal fell through as the night dragged on.

  • A second main division of our schooling was mathematical instruction of a sort.

  • To-day I have stood in the main battery which has fired a shot establishing, in its way, a record in the annals of destruction.

  • The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.

  • The percentage of gold to the notes—the main demand liability—has, of course, fallen from about 65 to 35 per cent.

  • When a leaf is so young that it wraps itself around the main stalk it's useless to try to turn it over.