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sailing
Found in thesaurus: employment, work, seafaring, water travel, departure, going, going away, leaving, flight, flying
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sailing
n.
act of cruising, act of traveling on a sailboat; act of operating and navigating a sailboat
sail
v.
cruise in a sailboat, take a trip in a sailing ship; drive a sailboat, operate and navigate a sailing ship
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Sailing
Sailing comprises wind propulsion of a craft by means of sails and steering it over water, ice or land, depending on the type of craft. A sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails by adjusting their angle with respect to the moving sailing craft and sometimes by adjusting the sail area. The force transmitted from the sails is resisted by forces from the hull, keel, and rudder of a sailing craft, by forces from skate runners for an iceboat, and by forces from wheels for a land sailing craft to allow steering a course on a point of sail with respect to the true wind.
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sailing
Noun
1. the work of a sailor
(synonym) seafaring, navigation
(hypernym) employment, work
(hyponym) cabotage
(part-meronym) steering, steerage
(class) close-hauled
2. riding in a sailboat
(hypernym) water travel, seafaring
(hyponym) luff
(derivation) sail
3. the departure of a vessel from a port
(hypernym) departure, going, going away, leaving
4. the activity of flying a glider
(synonym) glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring
(hypernym) flight, flying
(hyponym) hang gliding
Adjective
1. traveling by boat or ship
(synonym) at sea(p)
(similar) afloat(p)
sail
Noun
1. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
(synonym) canvas, canvass, sheet
(hypernym) piece of cloth, piece of material
(hyponym) balloon sail
(part-holonym) sailing vessel, sailing ship
2. an ocean trip taken for pleasure
(synonym) cruise
(hypernym) ocean trip, voyage
(derivation) voyage, navigate
Verb
1. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
(hypernym) travel, journey
(derivation) cruise
2. 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"
(synonym) sweep
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) swan
(see-also) breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail
(verb-group) brush, sweep
3. travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
(hypernym) boat
(hyponym) run
(derivation) cruise
(classification) navigation, pilotage, piloting
4. travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
(synonym) voyage, navigate
(hypernym) travel, journey
(hyponym) astrogate
(derivation) cruise
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sailing
n.
plachtění
sail
v.
plout; řídit/navigovat loď; vyplout; plout; proplout čím; lehce absolvovat/zvládnout co
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sailing
Rzecz.
żeglowanie; żeglarstwo; rejs
sail
Czas.
pływać; żeglować; odpłynąć; wyruszyć (w drogę)
