What is the Spanish word for "mainsail"?

Learn how to say "mainsail" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

mainsail

Spanish

mayor

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Examples of how to use "mainsail" in Spanish

English
The wind filled the boat's mainsail.
Spanish
El viento llenó la vela mayor del barco.
English
The mainsail filled with wind and the boat moved.
Spanish
La vela mayor se llenó de viento y el barco se movió.
English
She trimmed the mainsail for better speed.
Spanish
Ella ajustó la vela mayor para una mejor velocidad.
English
A tear appeared in the mainsail quickly.
Spanish
Apareció rápidamente una rasgadura en la vela mayor.
English
We lowered the mainsail before the storm.
Spanish
Bajamos la vela mayor antes de la tormenta.

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