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Definition of "mainstay" []
- A chief support: Agriculture is a mainstay of the economy. (noun)
- Nautical A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel. (noun)
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Use "mainstay" in a sentence
- "The lot more includes her jewellery and interior designing business, which she calls her mainstay profession. “I have quite a few theme projects coming up on the interior designing front."
- "The mainstay is just making sure people don't die of dehydration."
- "If we are not able to do our study and use the commentaries for correction afterward, if our mainstay is not the word of God but the words of anybody else, we are still derivative teachers. from → Articles"
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