sails

[Sail]

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.

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An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

Noun
an ocean trip taken for pleasure

Noun
a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

Verb
travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

Verb
traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

Verb
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"

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Verb
travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"

n.
An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

n.
Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.

n.
A wing; a van.

n.
The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.

n.
A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

n.
A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.

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To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power.

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To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.

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To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.

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To set sail; to begin a voyage.

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To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.

v. t.
To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.

v. t.
To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.

v. t.
To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.

Sail

Sail , n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. &root; 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

Behoves him now both sail and oar.

2. Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail. 3. A wing; a van. [Poetic]

Like an eagle soaring To weather his broad sails.

. 4. the extended surface of the arm of a windmill. 5. A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. &hand; In this sense, the plural has usually the same forms as the singular; as, twenty sail were in sight. 6. A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water. &hand; Sails are of two general kinds, fore-and-aft sails, and square sails. Square sails are always bent to yards, with their foot lying across the line of the vessel. Fore-and-aft sails are set upon stays or gaffs with their foot in line with the keel. A fore-and-aft sail is triangular, or quadrilateral with the after leech longer than the fore leech. Square sails are quardrilateral, but not necessarily square. See Phrases under Fore, a., and Square, a.; also, Bark, Brig, Schooner, Ship, Stay. Sail burton (Naut.), a purchase for hoisting sails aloft for bending. -- Sail fluke (Zo'94l.), the whiff. -- Sail hook, a small hook used in making sails, to hold the seams square. -- Sail loft, a loft or room where sails are cut out and made. -- Sail room (Naut.), a room in a vessel where sails are stowed when not in use. -- Sail yard (Naut.), the yard or spar on which a sail is extended. -- Shoulder-of-mutton sail (Naut.), a triangular sail of peculiar form. It is chiefly used to set on a boat's mast. -- To crowd sail. (Naut.) See under Crowd. -- To loose sails (Naut.), to unfurl or spread sails. -- To make sail (Naut.), to extend an additional quantity of sail. -- To set a sail (Naut.), to extend or spread a sail to the wind. -- To set sail (Naut.), to unfurl or spread the sails; hence, to begin a voyage. -- To shorten sail (Naut.), to reduce the extent of sail, or take in a part. -- To strike sail (Naut.), to lower the sails suddenly, as in saluting, or in sudden gusts of wind; hence, to acknowledge inferiority; to abate pretension. -- Under sail, having the sails spread.

Sail

Sail , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sailed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sailing.] [AS. segelian, seglian. See Sail, n.] 1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power. 2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl. 3. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton. 4. To set sail; to begin a voyage. 5. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.

As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . . When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds, And sails upon the bosom of the air.

Sail

Sail, v. t. 1. To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon(the water) by means of steam or other force.

A thousand ships were manned to sail the sea.

2. To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.

Sublime she sails The a'89rial space, and mounts the winged gales.

3. To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship. Totten.

An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power.

To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon(the water) by means of steam or other force.

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Usage Examples

There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.

If we are strong, and have faith in life and its richness of surprises, and hold the rudder steadily in our hands. I am sure we will sail into quiet and pleasent waters for our old age.

My parents were drawn to the idea that there was space and opportunity in Australia. For the meagre sum of £10, you could sail your entire family out to Australia, so that's what my father chose to do.

For all my years in public life, I have believed that America must sail toward the shores of liberty and justice for all. There is no end to that journey, only the next great voyage. We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make.

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us and surely it is a good haven to sail for.

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Other Usage Examples

What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it, is not to write books or scale mountains or sail oceans, but to achieve happiness, and preferably an unselfish happiness.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.

Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course who set sail.

Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

Loki in 'Thor' is the most incredible springboard into a sort of excavation of the darker aspects of human nature. So that was thrilling, coming back knowing that I'd built the boat and now I could set sail into choppier waters.

When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue.