mainstay

1. A chief support.

   Agriculture is the mainstay of this country’s economy.

   Stütze, tragende Säule, Stützpfeiler

   опло́тoplót, опо́раopóra, тверды́няtverdýnja

   a central cohesive source of support and stability

2. Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.

   feste Größe

3. A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.

   Großstag, Hauptstag

   гро́та-шта́гgróta-štág

1. He was the mainstay of this family.

   ruОн был опорой этой семьи. — ABChessel

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2. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy.

   ruТуризм стал основой экономики. — Wezel

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3. Food production is a mainstay of the country's economy.

   deDie Herstellung von Nahrungsmitteln ist ein Standbein der Wirtschaft des Landes. — al_ex_an_der

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4. Overseas food exports are one of the mainstays of agribusiness.

   ruЭкспорт еды за границу - одна из опор сельскохозяйственного сектора. — wondersz1

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5. From now on, finance, electronics, and healthcare will be the mainstays of our company.

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