Main may refer to:

Geography

Main River (disambiguation) The Main River, more commonly simply the Main, is a river in Germany. Main River, may also refer to: *Main River (Chukotka), a river in far Eastern Siberia. *Main River (Newfoundland), a river in Newfoundland, Canada. *River Main (County Antrim), a ...

, multiple rivers with the same name *

Ma'in Ma'in (; ) was an ancient South Arabian kingdom in modern-day Yemen. It was located along the strip of desert called Ramlat al-Sab'atayn, Ṣayhad by medieval Arab geographers, which is now known as Ramlat al-Sab'atayn. Wadd was the national ...

, an ancient kingdom in modern-day Yemen *

Main, Iran Main (, also Romanized as Mā’īn; also known as Mahīān, Māhīn, Mā’īnī, and Qal‘eh Now-e Mā’īn) is a village in Abarj Rural District, Dorudzan District, Marvdasht County, Fars province, Iran Iran, officially the Islam ...

, a village in Fars Province *

Spanish Main During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the Spanish Main was the collective term used by English speakers for the parts of the Spanish Empire that were on the mainland of the Americas and had coastlines on the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of ...

, the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries *''

The Main Saint Laurent Boulevard, also known as Saint Lawrence Boulevard (officially in ), is a major street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A commercial artery and cultural heritage site, the street runs north west–south east through the near-centre of ...

'', the diverse core running through Montreal, Quebec, Canada, also separating the Two Solitudes *

Main (lunar crater) Main is a lunar impact crater that is located near the north pole of the Moon. The southern rim of this formation has merged with the larger crater Challis to the south, and the level interior floor connects the two craters through a narrower ...

, located near the north pole of the Moon *

Main (Martian crater) Main is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Mare Australe quadrangle at 76.6°S latitude and 310.9°W longitude. It measures 109.0 kilometers in diameter and was named after Rev. Robert Main. The name was approved in 1973, by the Internat ...

People and organizations

Main (surname) Main is a surname. People with it include: * Alan Main, Scottish football goalkeeper * Alexander H. Main. American politician * Anne Main, British politician * Bert Main, Australian zoologist * Charles T. Main, American engineer * Frank Main (b ...

, a list of people with this family name *Main, alternate spelling for the

Minaeans Ma'in (; ) was an ancient South Arabian kingdom in modern-day Yemen. It was located along the strip of desert called Ramlat al-Sab'atayn, Ṣayhad by medieval Arab geographers, which is now known as Ramlat al-Sab'atayn. Wadd was the national ...

, an ancient people of modern-day Yemen *

Main (band) Main were a British band formed in 1991 by guitarists Robert Hampson and Scott Dowson, both formerly of the English rock band Loop. Drawing on that group's experimentation with drones and guitar texture, the duo moved further into ambient s ...

, a British ambient band formed in 1991 *

Chas. T. Main Chas. T. Main Inc. was an engineering company of the United States founded in 1893 and specialized in power generation—mainly hydroelectric power. In 1985, the company was bought by Parsons Corporation. History It was founded in 1893 by Char ...

, an American engineering and hydroelectric company founded in 1893 *MAIN (Mountain Area Information Network), former operator of WPVM-LP (MAIN-FM) in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. *

Main Deli Steak House The Main Deli Steak House, also known simply as Main Deli or The Main, was a delicatessen and steakhouse located on Saint Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. History Main Deli was established in 1974 by Peter Varvaro Sr. Varvaro was I ...

("The Main"), a smoked-meat delicatessen in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ships

* ''Main'' (1884 ship), an iron sailing ship launched in 1884 * SS ''Main'', list of steamships with this name * ''Main'' (A515), a modern German replenishment ship * Short for

mainsail A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast (sailing), mast of a sailing vessel. * On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast. * On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the sail rigged aft of the main mast. T ...

Other

Main (cigarette) Main is a brand of cigarettes, currently owned by British American Tobacco and manufactured by its Danish subsidiary, House of Prince. History Main was launched in 2004 and is a cigarette with a so-called Action Filter, providing a greater fi ...

, a European brand *Main function, another name for the

entry point In computer programming, an entry point is the place in a program where the execution of a program begins, and where the program has access to command line arguments. To start a program's execution, the loader or operating system passes co ...

in a computer program, where control switches from the operating system to the program *

Main course A main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. It usually follows the entrée () course. Usage In the United States and Canada (except Quebec), the main course is traditionally called an "entrée". En ...

, the featured or primary dish in a meal

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