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Definition of Sail
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Sail
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. Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail. A wing; a van. The extended surface of the arm of a windmill. A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon 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 move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton. To set sail; to begin a voyage. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird. 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. To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through. To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship. Related Definitions:
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Sail Quotations
Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail. David Hare We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came. John F. Kennedy I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes He enters the port with a full sail. Virgil |
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Sail Translations
sail in Afrikaans is seil sail in Danish is sejl, sejle sail in Dutch is zeilen sail in Finnish is purje sail in French is voile, cingler sail in German is segeln, Segel, Segel sail in Italian is veleggiare sail in Latin is no, velum sail in Spanish is derrame sail in Swedish is segla, avsegla, segel |
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