sail | ||
1. | [ verb ] (nautical,transportation) traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water) | |
Examples: | "We sailed the Atlantic" "He sailed the Pacific all alone" |
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Related terms: | travel sailor cruise | |
2. | [ verb ] move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions | |
Synonyms: | sweep | |
Examples: | "The diva swept into the room" "Shreds of paper sailed through the air" "The searchlights swept across the sky" |
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Related terms: | move swan breeze_through pass breeze_through brush | |
3. | [ noun ] (nautical,clothing) a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | |
Synonyms: | canvass sheet canvas | |
Related terms: | piece_of_cloth crossjack foresail fore-topsail fore-and-aft_sail mainsail main-topsail balloon_sail press_of_sail royal headsail save-all skysail square_sail topgallant topsail sailing_vessel | |
4. | [ noun ] (nautical,transportation) an ocean trip taken for pleasure | |
Synonyms: | cruise | |
Related terms: | ocean_trip voyage cruise | |
5. | [ verb ] (nautical,transportation) travel in a boat propelled by wind | |
Examples: | "I love sailing, especially on the open sea" |
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Related terms: | boat tack run beat tack outpoint jibe weather luff scud navigation sailing | |
6. | [ verb ] (nautical,transportation) travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means | |
Synonyms: | navigate voyage | |
Examples: | "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" |
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Related terms: | travel astrogate cruise cruise voyage voyager navigation | |
Similar spelling: |
Sal Saul Salo sale Sala sally Saleh salai salah saale sallow Sallie Salley Sallee salaah Saelee |