Sail
verbseɪl
Noun
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
any structure that resembles a sail
Type of:StructureConstruction
Verb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
“Shreds of paper sailed through the air”
Similar:SweepType of:Movetravel on water propelled by wind or by other means
“The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow”
travel on water propelled by wind
“I love sailing, especially on the open sea”
“the ship sails on”
Type of:Boattraverse or travel on (a body of water)
“We sailed the Atlantic”
“He sailed the Pacific all alone”
Type of:TravelJourney
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