sail in English dictionary

  • sail

    Meanings and definitions of "sail"

    • (nautical) 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.
    • (uncountable) 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.
    • 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.
    • (fishing) A sailfish.
    • To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
    • To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
    • To move briskly.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      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.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use this power for travel or transport.
    • noun
      A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
    • noun
      (dated)
      A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. Plural sail.
    • noun
      The blade of a windmill.
    • noun
      A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.
    • noun
      The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
    • noun
      (fishing)
      A sailfish.
    • noun
      (paleontology)
      an outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids
    • noun
      Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.
    • verb
      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 steam or other power.
    • verb
      To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
    • verb
      To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
    • verb
      To set sail; to begin a voyage.
    • verb
      To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
    • verb
      To move briskly.
    • To travel in a boat propelled by wind.
    • To traverse or travel by ship on a body of water.
    • A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
    • run (of a ship)
    • a piece of fabric attached to a boat
    • a trip in a boat
    • the blade of a windmill
    • a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine
    • floating organ of siphonophores
    • to ride in a boat, especially sailboat
    • to move briskly and gracefully through the air
    • to move briskly
    • noun
      any structure that resembles a sail
    • noun
      an ocean trip taken for pleasure
    • noun
      a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
    • verb
      travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
    • verb
      traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

    Synonyms of "sail" in English dictionary

    canvas, navigate, sail through are the top synonyms of "sail" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of sail

    • sail ( plural  sails)
    • sail, ~ed, ~ed; he ~s; ~ing lm  liczba mnoga sails
    • sail ( third-person singular simple present sails, present participle sailing, simple past and past participle sailed)
    • sail (plural sails)
    • sail (third-person singular simple present sails, present participle sailing, simple past and past participle sailed)
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