sail
/seɪl/noun, verb1 syllable
Sail means: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
Synonyms for sail8
noun, as in a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
noun, as in an ocean trip taken for pleasure
What does sail mean?7
noun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
any structure that resembles a sail
verb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions“The diva swept into the room”
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means“The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)“We sailed the Atlantic”
travel on water propelled by wind“I love sailing, especially on the open sea”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with sail?41
one syllable
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Sail in a sentence
- The ship, covered in thick fog, set sail at dawn.mervert1
- All vote to sail, and quit the shore accurst.carlosalberto
- On the days she doesn’t sail, she windsurfs.Tangobango
- During the summer, many boats sail through the fjord to test their possibilities.carlosalberto
- The ship will be ready to sail, if the weather permits.unknown
- God provides the wind, man must raise the sail.Ioan_Cristian
- Spinach is a plant, while a spinnaker is a sail.rul
- I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.Scott
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Forms of sail
as a noun
- plural
- sails
as a verb
- past tense
- sailed
- present participle
- sailing
- third-person singular
- sails
- past participle
- sailed