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   sail

   /sāl/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel: "all the sails were unfurled"
   • ▪ the use of sailing ships as a means of transport: "this led to bigger ships as steam replaced sail"
   • ▪ a sailing ship: archaic "sail ahoy!"
   • 2. a wind-catching apparatus, typically one consisting of canvas or a set of boards, attached to the arm of a windmill.
   • ▪ the broad fin on the back of a sailfish or of some prehistoric reptiles.
   • ▪ a structure by which an animal is propelled across the surface of water by the wind, e.g. the float of a Portuguese man-of-war.
   • 3. a voyage or excursion in a ship, especially a sailing ship or boat: "they went for a sail"
   • 4. the conning tower of a submarine.

   verb

   • 1. travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation: "Ian took us out sailing on the lake" Similar yachtboatgo sailingcrewhelmskipper a boat
   • ▪ travel in a ship or boat using sails or engine power: "the ferry caught fire sailing between Caen and Portsmouth" Similar go by watergo by seago on a sea voyagevoyagesteamnavigatecruiseride the waves
   • ▪ begin a voyage; leave a harbor: "the catamaran sails at 3:30" Similar set sailput to seaput out (to sea)leave portleave dockleave harborhoist sailraise sailweigh anchorput offshove off
   • ▪ travel by ship on or across (a sea) or on (a route): "plastic ships could be sailing the oceans soon" Similar go by watergo by seago on a sea voyagevoyagesteamnavigatecruiseride the waves
   • ▪ navigate or control (a boat or ship): "I stole a small fishing boat and sailed it to the Delta" Similar steercaptainpilotskippernavigateconhelm
   • 2. move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner: "she sailed into the conference room at 2:30 sharp" Similar glidedriftfloatflowslideslipsweepskimcoastskatebreezeflitwhizspeedstreakshootwhipwhooshbuzzzoomflashblastcareerflywingkiteskitescudinformal:scorchtearzapzipsoarwingwing its waytake to the airflyascendmountclimbarccurve
   • ▪ succeed easily at (something, especially a test or examination): informal "Alex sailed through his exams"
   • ▪ attack physically or verbally with force. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishsegel (noun), seglian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeil and German Segel (nouns).

   Derivatives

   • 1. sailable adjective
   • 2. sailless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   The meaning of SAIL is an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water. How to use sail in a sentence.

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   SAIL definition: 1. When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water: 2. to control a boat that has no engine…. Learn more.

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   Sail definition: an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.. See examples of SAIL used in a sentence.

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   SAIL meaning: 1. When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water: 2. to control a boat that has no engine…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSAIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.

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   sail. a piece of canvas or other fabric extended on rigging to catch the wind and propel a sailing vessel; an apparatus that catches the wind on a windmill; to move along or travel over water.

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   A sail is the big piece of cloth attached to a mast that propels a sailboat through the water by catching the wind. Part of learning to sail a boat is learning how to use the sails. Most sailboats have two sails, the mainsail and the jib or headsail on the front of the boat.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsail verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of sail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySAIL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    SAIL meaning: 1. to travel in a boat or a ship: 2. to control a boat that has no engine and is pushed by the…. Learn more.

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    sail. noun. /seɪl/ Idioms. [countable, uncountable] a sheet of strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through the water. As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails. under sail a ship under sail (= using sails) in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails)