MAIN COURSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does main course mean? 

• MAIN COURSE (noun)
  The noun MAIN COURSE has 2 senses:

1. the principal dish of a meal

2. a square mainsail

  Familiarity information: MAIN COURSE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAIN COURSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The principal dish of a meal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

entree; main course

Hypernyms ("main course" is a kind of...):

course (part of a meal served at one time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "main course"):

plate (a main course served on a plate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A square mainsail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("main course" is a kind of...):

mainsail (the lowermost sail on the mainmast)

 Context examples 

Veer again, my hearts, and bring her to try with the main course!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)