Transatlantic steamship lines report capacity sailings for April (Newsweek).
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sail·ing — /ˈseılıŋ/ noun [noncount] : the sport or activity of traveling on water in a sailboat She likes sailing. They re going sailing next week. clear sailing (US) (or chiefly US smooth sailing or chiefly Brit plain sailing … Useful english dictionary
para·sail·ing — /ˈperəˌseılıŋ/ noun [noncount] : a sport or activity in which you are pulled behind a motorboat while wearing a parachute so that you sail through the air They went parasailing while they were on vacation … Useful english dictionary
sail|boat|ing — «SAYL BOH tihng», noun. the sport of navigating or riding in a sailboat: »[It] makes one think of summer sailboating with one s best girl (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
sail|or|ing — «SAY luhr ihng», noun. the work or life of a sailor … Useful english dictionary
sail|plane — «SAYL PLAYN», noun, verb, planed, plan|ing. –n. a lightweight glider with especially long wings to take advantage of rising air currents so as to remain aloft, as distinguished from a heavy glider, designed to be towed by a powered aircraft;… … Useful english dictionary
sail — as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; fore·sail; fore·stay·sail; gaff·sail; head·sail; lug·sail; main·sail; mat·sail; moon·sail; re·sail; sail·age; sail; sail·er; sail·less; sail·or; sail·or·ing; sail·or·iz·ing; sail·or·less; sail·or·ly; sail·or·man;… … English syllables
Sail — A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind mdash;in essence a vertically oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing.History of sailsThe ships built at around 10,000 BC were just crude log rafts or dug out… … Wikipedia
Age of Sail — The Age of Sail was the period in which international trade and naval warfare were dominated by sailing ships, lasting from the 16th to the mid 19th century. This is a significant period during which square rigged sailing ships carried European… … Wikipedia
Lifting sail — Lifting Lift ing, a. Used in, or for, or by, lifting. [1913 Webster] {Lifting bridge}, a lift bridge. {Lifting jack}. See 2d {Jack}, 5. {Lifting machine}. See {Health lift}, under {Health}. {Lifting pump}. (Mach.) (a) A kind of pump having a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ear|ing — «IHR ihng», noun. a small rope attached to a cringle of a sail, used in reefing. ╂[perhaps use of earring, or perhaps < ear1 + ing1] … Useful english dictionary
