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List of meaning for sail

to travel in a boat, especially one with material extended on a mast to catch the wind

sail, canvas, canvass, sheet(noun)

a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

cruise, sail(noun)

an ocean trip taken for pleasure

sail(verb)

any structure that resembles a sail

sail(verb)

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

"We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

sweep, sail(verb)

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"

sail(verb)

travel on water propelled by wind

"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"

voyage, sail, navigate(verb)

travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

a journey over water in a vessel

we went for a brief sail on the bay to relax

to travel on water in a vessel

I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

sailed through the latest assignment

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze

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