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sail
Found in thesaurus: piece of material, piece of cloth, ocean trip, voyage, travel, journey, move, boat
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sail
v.
cruise in a sailboat, take a trip in a sailing ship; drive a sailboat, operate and navigate a sailing ship
n.
sheet of fabric used to catch wind and propel a sailboat; cruise, trip in a sailboat; sailboat, sailing ship; set of fabric sails for a sailboat; any device used to catch wind and generate motion
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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 rich encyclopedic history of maritime sails suggests alternative uses of the technology well documented.
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Sail (disambiguation)
A sail is any type of surface intended to move a vessel, vehicle or rotor by being placed in a wind.
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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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sail
v.
plout; řídit/navigovat loď; vyplout; plout; proplout čím; lehce absolvovat/zvládnout co
n.
plachta; plavba; lopatka
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sail
Czas.
pływać; żeglować; odpłynąć; wyruszyć (w drogę)
Rzecz.
żagiel; przejażdżka łodzią; śmiga
