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an ocean trip taken for pleasure

travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"

traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

an ocean trip taken for pleasure

travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"

traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

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.

Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.

A wing; a van.

The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.

A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.

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.

To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.

To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.

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.

To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.

To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.

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.

Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.

A wing; a van.

The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.

A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.

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.

To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.

To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.

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.

To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.

To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.

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.

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.

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.

Sailer.

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.

To be moved by sails: to go by water: to begin a voyage: to glide or float smoothly along.

To navigate: to pass in a ship: to fly through.

A ship's canvas; ship or ships; trip in a vessel.

To be moved by sails or on the water; glide or float smoothly.

To navigate; fly through.

To manage, as a ship, on the water; navigate.

To move, as in a vessel propelled by sails; travel by water; set sail; float, as a cloud.

A piece of canvas, etc., supported by a mast of a vessel, to secure its propulsion by the wind.

A sailing vessel or craft.

A trip in a vessel.

A spread of canvas for receiving the impulse of the wind by which a ship is driven; a ship or other vessel; an excursion in some vessel.

To pass over in a ship; to navigate. To make sail, to extend an additional quantity of sail. To set sail, to expand or spread the sails; to begin a voyage. To shorten sail, to reduce the extent of sail. To strike sail, to lower the sails suddenly.

To be impelled by the action of wind upon sails; to go by water; to swim; to set sail; to glide through the air; to pass smoothly along.

A sheet of strong canvas which, when spread out in a ship, catches the wind to impel it through the water-there are many sails in a ship, and each one has a different name; a ship or ships; an excursion in a ship; in poetry, wings.

To be moved or impelled by the force of the wind on sails, as a ship on water; to begin a voyage; to float or pass smoothly along; to fly without striking with the wings, as a bird.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A sheet of canvas or of some other substance spread to the wind to assist the progress of a vessel in the water;—a sailing vessel; a ship of any kind; a craft; —a journey or excursion upon the water.