mainstay

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von mainstay im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: {i} dayanak noktası; {i} ana istralya; en büyük destek; geçim kaynağı; ana dayanak; grandi çanaklarını pruva direğinin alt tarafına bağlayan payanda; {i} başlıca dayanak; grandi ana istralyası
mainstays: başlıca

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von mainstay im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A chief support
Agriculture is the mainstay of this country's economy.; A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast; the forestay that braces the mainmast; The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop; {i} strong rope supporting the mainmast of a sailing vessel (Nautical); chief support, something which is greatly relied upon; If you describe something as the mainstay of a particular thing, you mean that it is the most basic part of it. Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations in this country. a an important part of something that makes it possible for it to work properly or continue to exist; Main support; principal dependence; a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"; a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
mainstays: Plural of mainstay