| Definitions of 'SAIL' |
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1. (noun) sail, canvas, canvass, sheet
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
2. (noun) cruise, sail
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
3. (verb) sail
any structure that resembles a sail
4. (verb) sail
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
"We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
5. (verb) sweep, sail
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
6. (verb) sail
travel on water propelled by wind
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
7. (verb) voyage, sail, navigate
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
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| Definitions of 'SAIL' |
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1. (noun) SAIL
an extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water
2. (noun) SAIL
anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail
3. (noun) SAIL
a wing; a van
4. (noun) SAIL
the extended surface of the arm of a windmill
5. (noun) SAIL
a sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft
6. (noun) SAIL
a passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water
7. (noun) SAIL
to be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power
8. (noun) SAIL
to move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl
9. (noun) SAIL
to be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton
10. (noun) SAIL
to set sail; to begin a voyage
11. (noun) SAIL
to move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird
12. (verb) SAIL
to pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force
13. (verb) SAIL
to fly through; to glide or move smoothly through
14. (verb) SAIL
to direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship
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