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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cruise |
| Type of | ocean trip, voyage |
sail::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | canvas, canvass, sheet |
| Type of | piece of material, piece of cloth |
| Has types | fore-and-aft sail, foresail, headsail, balloon sail, mainsail, mizzen course, main-topsail, crossjack, press of canvas, press of sail, royal, save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant, topgallant sail, topsail |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | structure, construction |
Examples of sail
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Kennedy loved to sail aboard his 50-foot sailboat Mya, and he didn't skip a day.
From the newsobserver.com
He bought an expensive sailboat, took lessons, and is teaching our kids to sail.
From the kansas.com
Waders without belts can fill up with water and act like a sail in moving water.
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The court agreed, and by late Friday the ship had pulled up anchor and set sail.
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They could spend idle days by the gardens, watch the ferries go upriver or sail.
From the denverpost.com
Now you're up on top, and you sail down Highway 84 to the coast at San Gregorio.
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For good measure, there is also a crisp sail of bread plus a sprinkling of peas.
From the washingtonpost.com
Tickets for the public sail are $40 for adults and $20 for those 18 and younger.
From the thenewstribune.com
At several parks in Paris, we noticed vendors renting out wooden toy sail boats.
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- A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- Traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
- Cruise: an ocean trip taken for pleasure
- Sweep: move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
- Travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
- Any structure that resembles a sail
- A sail is a catchment device designed to receive and redirect a force upon a generous surface area. Traditionally, the surface was engineered of woven fabric and supported by a mast, whose purpose is to propel a sailing vessel. Sails may be configured in many ways to include traditionally understood maritime purposes, as well as land vehicles and solar collection purposes...
- The Ancient Egyptian Sail hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. P5 for the sail of a ship. The hieroglyph shows a hoisted sail, curved because of wind filling it. ...
- Sail is a hill in the English Lake District, lying between Derwentwater and Crummock Water.
