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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sail /seɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsa piece of canvas on a ship to catch the wind and propel the vessel:The ship has three sails.
- Energya similar apparatus, as on a windmill.
- Naval Termsa voyage esp. in a vessel with sails.
v. - Nautical, Naval Terms (of a ship or boat) to travel on water:[no object]The ship sailed to Alaska.
- [~ + object]
- to travel in a ship upon, over, or through (water):to sail the seven seas.
- to take or pilot (a vessel) upon, over, or through water:They sailed the ship to Alaska.
- Nautical, Naval Terms, Sportto manage (a sailboat), esp. for sport: [no object]She likes to sail on weekends.[~ + object]sailed their boat out into the harbor.
- Nautical, Naval Terms to begin a journey by water:[no object]We sail at dawn.
- to move along like a sailing vessel:[no object]to sail into a room.
- sail into, [~ + into + object] to attack strongly;
assail:He sailed into our ideas for reorganization.
Idioms- Nautical, Naval Terms, Idioms set sail, to start a voyage:We set sail at daybreak.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sail (sāl),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsan 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.
- Energysome similar piece or apparatus, as the part of an arm that catches the wind on a windmill.
- Naval Termsa voyage or excursion, esp. in a sailing vessel:They went for a sail around the island.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa sailing vessel or ship.
- Nautical, Naval Termssailing vessels collectively:The fleet numbered 30 sail.
- Nautical, Naval Termssails for a vessel or vessels collectively.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Vela.
- Nautical, Naval Terms in sail, with the sails set.
- Naval Terms make sail, [Naut.]
- , Naval Termsto set the sail or sails of a boat or increase the amount of sail already set.
- , Naval Termsto set out on a voyage:Make sail for the Leeward Islands.
- Nautical, Naval Terms, Idioms set sail, to start a sea voyage:We set sail at midnight forNantucket.
- Idioms, Informal Terms trim one's sails, [Informal.]to cut expenses;
economize:We're going to have to trim our sails if we stay in business. - Nautical, Naval Terms, Idioms under sail, with sails set;
in motion;
sailing:It was good to be under sail in the brisk wind and under the warm sun.
v.i. - Nautical, Naval Termsto move along or travel over water:steamships sailing to Lisbon.
- Nautical, Naval Terms, Sportto manage a sailboat, esp. for sport.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto begin a journey by water:We are sailing at dawn.
- to move along in a manner suggestive of a sailing vessel:caravans sailing along.
- to move along in a stately, effortless way:to sail into a room.
v.t. - to sail upon, over, or through:to sail the seven seas.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto navigate (a vessel).
- Informal Terms sail in or into:
- to go vigorously into action;
begin to act;
attack. - to attack verbally:He would sail into his staff when work was going badly.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English sail(e), seille, Old English segl; cognate with German Segel, Old Norse segl; (verb, verbal) Middle English seillen, saylen, Old English siglan, seglian; cognate with Dutch zeilen, Old Norse sigla
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