SAIL
\sˈe͡ɪl], \sˈeɪl], \s_ˈeɪ_l]\
Definitions of SAIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an ocean trip taken for pleasure
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travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
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travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
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traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
By Princeton University
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an ocean trip taken for pleasure
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travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
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travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
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traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.
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A wing; a van.
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The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
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A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
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A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.
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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.
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To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.
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To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.
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To set sail; to begin a voyage.
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To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.
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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.
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To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.
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To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.
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A wing; a van.
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The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
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A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
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A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.
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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.
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To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.
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To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.
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To set sail; to begin a voyage.
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To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.
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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.
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To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.
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To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.
By Noah Webster.
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A sheet of canvas by means of which the wind is made to drive a vessel forward in the water; a ship or vessel; vessels collectively; an excursion in a vessel moved by the wind; as, we went for a sail.
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To be moved by the action of the wind upon spread canvas; hence, to be moved through water by the force of steam, etc.; to go by water; as, we sailed from New York to Liverpool; to begin a voyage; as, the ship sailed at noon; glide like a boat, as an eagle through the air; pass smoothly along.
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To pass over in a ship; as, to sail the Spanish Main; to direct, steer, or manage the motion of; as, to sail a ship.
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Sailer.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A sheet of canvas, etc., spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward: a ship or ships: a trip in a vessel.
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To be moved by sails: to go by water: to begin a voyage: to glide or float smoothly along.
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To navigate: to pass in a ship: to fly through.
By Daniel Lyons
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A ship's canvas; ship or ships; trip in a vessel.
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To be moved by sails or on the water; glide or float smoothly.
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To navigate; fly through.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To manage, as a ship, on the water; navigate.
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To move, as in a vessel propelled by sails; travel by water; set sail; float, as a cloud.
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A piece of canvas, etc., supported by a mast of a vessel, to secure its propulsion by the wind.
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A sailing vessel or craft.
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A trip in a vessel.
By James Champlin Fernald
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