From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmain courseˌmain ˈcourse noun [countable] DFthe main part of a meal What are you going to have for your main course? starter, main course and dessert
Examples from the Corpus
main course• We're having appetizers, a main course, a dessert, drinks, everything.• Typically, 2 birds are required per person for a main course and 1 bird per person for a salad course.• One reporter might work on an appetizer, another on a main course, and a third on a dessert.• These are all main course salads.• Breakfast is a buffet, and guests are offered a choice of main course at dinner.• No one said a word until the waiters wheeled in the centrepiece of the main course. 