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Verb: sail seyl- Traverse or travel on (a body of water)
"We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" - Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"Shreds of paper sailed through the air"
- sweep - Travel on water propelled by wind
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on" - Travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
- voyage, navigate
Noun: sail seyl- A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- canvas, canvass, sheet - An ocean trip taken for pleasure
- cruise - Any structure that resembles a sail
Sounds like: sale Derived forms: sailed, sailing, sails See also: sail through, sailing, sailor Type of: boat, construction, journey, move, ocean trip, piece of cloth, piece of material, structure, travel, voyage Part of: sailing ship, sailing vessel Encyclopedia: Sail |