MAINSTAY


Meaning of MAINSTAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmeɪnsteɪ ]

n. 1 a chief support (has been his mainstay since his trouble). 2 Naut. a stay from the maintop to the foot of the foremast.

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.