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Complete Definition of "mainstay"

English
Pronunciation
IPA|�mejnstej
Noun
en-noun

  1. A chief support.

#:Agriculture is the mainstay of this country's economy.

  1. nautical A stabilise|stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.

Translations
trans-top|a chief support
Estonian: tugisammas
trans-bottom
trans-top|A stabilizing rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast
Estonian: groottaak
trans-bottom

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