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- Dictionarysail/seɪl/
noun
- 1. a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel: "all the sails were unfurled"
- 2. a wind-catching apparatus attached to the arm of a windmill.
verb
- 1. travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation: "Ian took us out sailing on the lake" Similar
- 2. move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner: "the ball sailed inside the right-hand post" Similar
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SAIL definition: 1. When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water: 2. to control a boat that has no engine…. Learn more.
1. a (1) : an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water. (2) : the sails of a ship. b. plural usually sail : a ship equipped with sails. 2. : an extent of fabric used in propelling a wind-driven vehicle (such as an iceboat) 3. : something that resembles a sail.
noun. an area of fabric, usually Terylene or nylon (formerly canvas), with fittings for holding it in any suitable position to catch the wind, used for propelling certain kinds of vessels, esp over water. a voyage on such a vessel. a sail down the river.
Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.
SAIL meaning: 1. When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water: 2. to control a boat that has no engine…. Learn more.
sail. a piece of canvas or other fabric extended on rigging to catch the wind and propel a sailing vessel; an apparatus that catches the wind on a windmill; to move along or travel over water.
Definition of sail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /seɪl/ Idioms. [countable, uncountable]a sheet of strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through the water. As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails. under saila ship under sail (= using sails) in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails)
A sail is the big piece of cloth attached to a mast that propels a sailboat through the water by catching the wind. Part of learning to sail a boat is learning how to use the sails. Most sailboats have two sails, the mainsail and the jib or headsail on the front of the boat.
SAIL meaning: 1. to travel in a boat or a ship: 2. to control a boat that has no engine and is pushed by the…. Learn more.
