mainstay
IPA: mˈeɪnsteɪ
noun
- A chief support.
- Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
- (nautical) A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.
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Examples of "mainstay" in Sentences
- The Academy is the mainstay of teaching.
- Fishing is the mainstay of the population.
- Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy.
- Fishing is the mainstay of the local economy.
- Dairy farming became the mainstay of the area.
- Regression models are the mainstay of predictive analytics.
- The mainstay of the conservative treatment is smoking cessation.
- The mainstay of treatment of epilepsy is anticonvulsant medications.
- In the past the logging industry formed the mainstay of the economy.
- Agriculture is the mainstay of the residents of this charming village.
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