Definition of sailfish in English:
sailfish
nounPlural sailfishesˈseɪlfɪʃˈsālˌfiSH
A fish with a high sail-like dorsal fin.
(also 'Celebes sailfish') a small tropical freshwater fish of Sulawesi, popular in aquaria (Telmatherina ladigesi, family Atherinidae).
an edible migratory billfish that is a prized game fish (genus Istiophorus, family Istiophoridae, in particular I. platypterus).
- In Anguilla, the only sailfish we ever caught was on a kite-bait, and our most successful tarpon fishing there revolved around winds strong enough to lift the kites.
- The fishermen also chartered a deep-sea fishing boat for the day while in the Seychelles, bagging boxfuls of bonito but failing to spot the prized sailfish or black marlin.
- In summer, great shoals of gamefish arrive, including giant kingfish, barracuda, sailfish and bonito.
- For game fisherman the great catches are marlin, sailfish, tarpon and bonefish.
- One billfish, the sailfish, can swim in bursts of speed over 70 mph.
Definition of sailfish in US English:
sailfish
nounˈsālˌfiSH
A fish with a high sail-like dorsal fin.
(also 'Celebes sailfish') a small tropical freshwater fish of Sulawesi, popular in aquariums (Telmatherina ladigesi, family Atherinidae)
an edible migratory billfish that is a prized game fish (genus Istiophorus, family Istiophoridae, in particular I. platypterus)
- In Anguilla, the only sailfish we ever caught was on a kite-bait, and our most successful tarpon fishing there revolved around winds strong enough to lift the kites.
- One billfish, the sailfish, can swim in bursts of speed over 70 mph.
- For game fisherman the great catches are marlin, sailfish, tarpon and bonefish.
- In summer, great shoals of gamefish arrive, including giant kingfish, barracuda, sailfish and bonito.
- The fishermen also chartered a deep-sea fishing boat for the day while in the Seychelles, bagging boxfuls of bonito but failing to spot the prized sailfish or black marlin.