sailing
/ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/IPA: /S EY1 L IH0 NG/
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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 steam or other power.
- 2
To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
- 3
To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
- 4
To set sail; to begin a voyage.
“We sail for Australia tomorrow.”
- 5
To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
- 6
To move briskly.
“The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room.”
- 1
Travelling by ship.
- 1
Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
- 2
Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel
- 3
The time of departure from a port
- 4
(countable) a scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.
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