Definitions for sailfish

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sailfish sail·fish

Spelling: [seyl-fish]

IPA: /ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ/

Sailfish is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 121 anagrams from letters in sailfish (afhiilss).

Definitions for sailfish

noun

1. a large tropical and subtropical marine fish, Istiophorus platypterus, of the family Istiophoridae, distinguished by a long, high dorsal fin, long pelvic fins, and a double keel on each side of the tail.
2. any of several related fishes having a high dorsal fin.

Origin of sailfish

First recorded in 1585-95; sail + fish

Examples for sailfish

The Histiophorus, the sailfish about which I am writing and of which descriptions follow.

The sailfish were still leaping around us and we started off again.

We trolled on, and all of a sudden raised a school of sailfish.

That was a magnificent strike, and of course I thought it was one of the sailfish.

I got hold of the leader and drew the sailfish close to the boat.

sailfish had been caught occasionally at Long Key, during every season.

sailfish would jump around us for a while and then they would stop.

I never liked it, but with the sailfish I at least was not nervous about him attacking the boat.

Still, we do not know much about sailfish or how to take them.

My boatman, Captain Sam, and I kept a sharp watch on all sides for sailfish.