sailing

/ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/

IPA: /S EY1 L IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.

  4. 4

    To set sail; to begin a voyage.

    We sail for Australia tomorrow.

  5. 5

    To move briskly and gracefully through the air.

  6. 6

    To move briskly.

    The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room.

adjective
  1. 1

    Travelling by ship.

noun
  1. 1

    Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise

  2. 2

    Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel

  3. 3

    The time of departure from a port

  4. 4

    (countable) a scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sail, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sailing