mainstay
Kelime Anlamı :

1. ana istralya.
2. dayanak noktası.
3. grandi ana istralyası.
4. grandi çanaklarını pruva direğinin alt tarafına bağlayan payanda.
5. ana dayanak.
6. başlıca dayanak.
7. geçim kaynağı.
8. başlıca.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
support
Tanımlar :
1. A chief support: agriculture is a mainstay of the economy.
2. nautical A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A chief support.
2. A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. the stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
2. main support; principal dependence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. the rope which secures the head of the mainmast of a vessel forward.
2. 2. chief support; main dependence: as, their mainstay is fishing.
3. plural all the stays which give support to the main lower mast, maintopmast, and maintopgallantmast.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a prominent supporter
2. a central cohesive source of support and stability
3. the forestay that braces the mainmast
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.