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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)
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.
to move quickly, easily, and (of a person) confidently: The ball went sailing over the fence. He wasn't looking where he was going, and just sailed straight into her. Manchester United sailed on (= continued easily) to victory in the final. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
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.
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.
1. Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. [...] 2. You say a ship sails when it moves over the sea. [...] 3. If you sail a boat or if a boat sails, it moves across water using its sails.
SAIL meaning: 1 : to travel on water in a ship or boat; 2 : to control a ship or boat (especially one that has sails) while traveling on water
Sail definition: an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.. See examples of SAIL used in a sentence.
SAIL definition: 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.
