Definitions for sailing

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sailing sail·ing

Spelling: [sey-ling]

IPA: /ˈseɪ lɪŋ/

Sailing is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 158 anagrams from letters in sailing (agiilns).

Definitions for sailing

noun

1. the activity of a person or thing that sails.
2. the departure of a ship from port:
3. Navigation. any of various methods for determining courses and distances by means of charts or with reference to longitudes and latitudes, rhumb lines, great circles, etc.
4. 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.
5. some similar piece or apparatus, as the part of an arm that catches the wind on a windmill.
6. a voyage or excursion, especially in a sailing vessel:
7. a sailing vessel or ship.
8. sailing vessels collectively:
9. sails for a vessel or vessels collectively.
10. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Vela.

Idioms

1. in sail, with the sails set.
2. make sail, Nautical. to set the sail or sails of a boat or increase the amount of sail already set. to set out on a voyage:
3. set sail, to start a sea voyage:
4. trim one's sails, Informal. to cut expenses; economize:
5. under sail, with sails set; in motion; sailing:

Verb phrases

1. sail in/into, Informal. to go vigorously into action; begin to act; attack. to attack verbally:

verb (used with object)

1. to sail upon, over, or through:
2. to navigate (a vessel).

verb (used without object)

1. to move along or travel over water:
2. to manage a sailboat, especially for sport.
3. to begin a journey by water:
4. to move along in a manner suggestive of a sailing vessel:
5. to move along in a stately, effortless way:

Origin of sailing

before 900; Middle English seiling, Old English seglung. See sail, -ing¹

Examples for sailing

"But I don't understand a sailing vessel in these waters," speculated Leonard.

Do you mean you object to sailing this tug on account of some imaginary thing?

But instead he pursued a life of science, sailing all over the world to study animal species and their environments.

Below lies the turquoise waters of the caldera, flecked with the white triangles of sailing boats.

The book begins with Jack sailing on a British army supply ship heading for Africa during World War II.

The icebergs had weighed anchor, and were sailing out into the open sea.

It rained, I remember, all that day, but the next was bright and clear for our sailing.

Finally, he suggests “sailing NATO maritime forces into the Black Sea and setting up contingency plans for their use.”

In calm contrast to the hurry of sailing vessel and steamer a silent fleet of white warships lay motionless in midstream.

He secured a berth on the Geranium, sailing from Liverpool, and cabled Brant to that effect.