Sail
WordNet
noun
(1) An ocean trip taken for pleasure
(2) A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
verb
(3) Travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
(4) Traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water)
"We sailed the Atlantic"
"He sailed the Pacific all alone"
(5) 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) Travel in a boat propelled by wind
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
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English
Etymology 1
From seġel, from , from .
Noun
- A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
- The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use this power for travel or transport.
- A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
- Let's go for a sail.
- The blade of a windmill.
- A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.
- The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
- A sailfish.
- We caught three sails today.
Verb
- To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
- To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
- To move briskly.