The work of a sailor
The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.
Noun
the departure of a vessel from a port
Noun
the activity of flying a glider
Noun
riding in a sailboat
Noun
the work of a sailor
Adjective S.
traveling by boat or ship
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sail
n.
The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a
vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a
voyage.
n.
The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as,
globular sailing; oblique sailing.
Sailing
The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.
Usage Examples
I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email!
If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.
Design has taken the place of what sailing used to be.
If the Lord says to give more than you think you are able to give, know that He will provide for you. Whether things are sailing smoothly or the bottom has dropped out, He is always trustworthy. You can count on Almighty God to keep His everlasting Word.
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Other Usage ExamplesMost sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you can't just ride along. You're learning to steer the ship, navigation you're pulling lines, keeping a lookout in the galley you're cooking.
Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.
Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.
I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine I was into sailing and all that sort of thing.
I use filming as an excuse to take classes. I got my certification in sailing for 'Wedding Crashers,' and now I can handle a 26-foot boat. I played a seamstress once, so I took sewing classes. I love dipping into these other lives.
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