sail (s l)n. 1. Nautical a. A piece of fabric sewn together and fitted to the spars and rigging of a vessel so as to convert the force of the wind into forward motion of the vessel. b. The sails of a ship or boat. c. The superstructure of a submarine. 2. pl. sail or sails Nautical A sailing vessel. 3. Nautical A trip or voyage in a sailing craft. 4. Something, such as the blade of a windmill, that resembles a sail in form or function. v. sailed, sail·ing, sails v.intr. 1. Nautical a. To move across the surface of water, especially by means of a sailing vessel. b. To travel by water in a vessel. c. To start out on such a voyage or journey. d. To operate a sailing craft, especially for sport. 2. To move along or progress smoothly or effortlessly: sailed into the room five minutes late; sailed through the exam; sailed through the red light. v.tr. Nautical Phrasal Verb: 1. To navigate or manage (a vessel). 2. To voyage upon or across: sail the Pacific. sail into To attack or criticize vigorously: sailed into the workmen for the shoddy job they were doing. [Middle English seil, from Old English segl. Sail into, from obsolete sail, to attack, from Middle English sailen, short for assailen; see assail.] |
sail
Noun
1. a sheet of canvas or other fabric, spread on rigging to catch the wind and move a ship over water
2. a voyage on such a ship: a relaxing sail across the lake
3. a ship or ships with sails: to travel by sail
4. one of the revolving arms of a windmill
5. set sail to begin a voyage by water
6. under sail
a. under way
b. with sail hoisted
Verb
1. to travel in a boat or ship: to sail around the world
2. to begin a voyage: he hoped to sail at eleven
3. (of a ship) to move over the water
4. to navigate (a ship): she sailed the schooner up the channel
5. to sail over: he had already sailed the Pacific
6. to move along smoothly
7. sail into Informal to make a violent attack on
8. sail through to progress quickly or effortlessly: the top seed sailed through to the second round [Old English segl]
Sail sailing vessels collectively, 1436; sails collectively, 1385; windmill sails collectively.
Examples: sail of ducks, 1727; of ships, 1633; of Spaniards, 1458.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sail - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vesselballoon sail - any light loose sail crossjack, mizzen course - the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction foresail - the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel reef - one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind headsail - any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel mainsail - the lowermost sail on the mainmast main-topsail - a topsail set on the mainmast piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric press of canvas, press of sail - the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely royal - a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts save-all - a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail skysail - the sail above the royal on a square-rigger square sail - a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast topgallant, topgallant sail - a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast topsail - a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast |
| 2. |  sail - an ocean trip taken for pleasure ocean trip, voyage - an act of traveling by water | |
| 3. | sail - any structure that resembles a sail structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | |
| Verb | 1. | sail - traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" |
| 2. | sail - move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" swan - sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains" sweep, brush - sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through, nail - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" | |
| 3. | sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on" run - sail before the wind weather - sail to the windward of boat - ride in a boat on water beat - sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind" outpoint - sail closer to the wind than wear round, tack - turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" wear ship - turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship" change course, gybe, jib, jibe - shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" | |
| 4. |  sail - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"astrogate - navigate in space cruise - sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean" |
sail
verb 3. set sail, embark, get under way, put to sea, put off, leave port, hoist sail, cast or weigh anchor
sail through something cruise through, walk through, romp through, pass easily, succeed easily at set sail put to sea, embark, get under way, put off, leave port, hoist sail, cast or weigh anchor
Translations
sail [seɪl] n (on boat) → vela
vt [+ boat] → gobernar
vi (= travel) [ship] → navegar; [passenger] → pasear en barco (= set off) (also: to set sail) → zarpar;
they sailed into Copenhagen → arribaron a Copenhague
sail through vt fus [+ exam] → aprobar fácilmente
sail [seɪl] n (on boat) → voile f (= trip);
sail [seɪl] n [+ on boat] → vela (= trip): to go for a sail → fare un giro in barca a vela
sail through vt fus (fig) → superare senza difficoltà
vi → farcela senza difficoltà
n sail [seil]
1 a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward. seil شِراع платно plachta sejl das Segel ιστίο, πανί vela puri بادبان purje voile מִפרָש पाल बादबान jedro vitorla layar segl vela 帆 (배의) 돛 burė bura layar zeil seil żagiel vela velă, pânză de corabie парус plachta jadro jedro segel ใบเรือ yelken 帆 вітрило بادبان cánh buồm 帆
2 a journey in a ship a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island. vaart جَوْلَه في قارِب شِراعي плаване plavba sejltur die Fahrt κρουαζιέρα paseo/viaje en barco purjetamine سفر دريايي purjehdus voyage en bateau שַיִיט रवाना होना jedrenje, putovanje brodom vitorlázás berlayar sigling (gita in mare) 航行 항해, 배 여행 pasiplaukiojimas jūrasbrauciens; ceļojums ar kuģi/laivu pelayaran zeiltocht seilas/-tur przejażdżka, rejs passeio de barco croazieră плавание plavba plovba plovidba seglats, segling เดินทางโดยเรือ deniz yolculuğu (乘船)旅行, 航行 плавання سمندری سفر chuyến đi xa bằng thuyền buồm （乘船）旅行, 航行
3 an arm of a windmill. seil ريشَة المَرْوَحَه крило на мелница lopatka vingearm der Windmühlenflügel φτερό ανεμόμυλου aspa veskitiib پره آسياي بادي siipi aile כָּנָף (पवन चक्की का) पंखा jedro vjetrenjače vitorla sudu vængur pala 翼板 풍차의 날개 sparnas (vējdzirnavu) spārns bilah kincir angin molenwiek vinge skrzydło vela paletă крыло ветряной мельницы lopatka krilo, lopata (vetrnice) rukavac vetrenjače []vinge ใบกังหันลม yel değirmeni kanadı 風車翼板 крило вітряка پون چکی کا پنکھ bản hứng gió ( ở cối xay gió) 风车翼板
v
1 (of a ship) to be moved by sails The yacht sailed away. vaar يُبْحِر отплавам plachtit sejle segeln ταξιδεύω με πανιά, αρμενίζω (για καράβι) navegar a vela purjetama با ابدبانهاي برافراشته حركت كردن purjehtia à la aller voile לַשוּט जल यात्रा करना odjedriti, otploviti kifut berlayar sigla veleggiare, navigare 帆走する 범주하다 plaukti iškeltomis burėmis, buriuoti burāt belayar zeilen seile żeglować velejar a pluti плыть под парусами plachtiť jadrati ploviti segla แล่นเรือ yelkenle yol almak, seyretmek 啟航 іти під вітрилами بادبان کی مدد سے چلنا chạy bằng buồm 启航
2 to steer or navigate a ship or boat He sailed (the boat) to the island. vaar يَقود المَرْكِب، يُوَجِّه السَّفينَه управлявам řídit sejle steuern οδηγώ, κυβερνώ (καράβι) pilotar purjetama كشتيباني كردن purjehtia, ohjata piloter לְהָשִיט पार करना upravljati brodom, kormilariti kormányoz melayarkan sigla, stjórna far navigare 航海する (배를) 조종하다, (배의) 키를 잡다 plaukti, vairuoti (laivą) vadīt; stūrēt (kuģi, laivu) mengemudi sturen seile, navigere prowadzić (statek), nawigować navegar a pilota управлять plaviť sa, riadiť loď krmariti upravljati brodom segla เดินเรือ gemi kullanmak 駕駛(船隻) керувати, управляти судном کشتی چلانا điều khiển ( thuyền buồm) 驾驶（船只）
3 to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails) I've never sailed through the Mediterranean. vaar يُبْحِر، يُسافِر في السَّفينَه плавам plout sejle mit dem Schiff fahren ταξιδεύω με πλοίο navegar laevaga sõitma كشتي راندن mennä laivalla naviguer לְהַפלִיג ב- पाल नाव पर सफ़र करना jedriti, ploviti brodom hajózik berlayar sigla navigare 航行する 배를 타고 가다, 항해하다 plaukti braukt ar kuģi/laivu belayar varen seile płynąć viajar de barco a naviga, a călători плавать plaviť sa pluti ploviti segla สัญจรทางน้ำ gemiyle yolculuk etmek 航行 плавати, плисти کشتی یا جہاز میں سفر کرنا đi thuyền buồm 航行
4 to begin a voyage The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today. vertrek تَبْدأ الرِّحْلَه отпътувам odplout sejle (mit dem Schiff) abfahren αποπλέω, ξεκινώ το ταξίδι μου zarpar, hacerse a la mar meresõitu alustama سفر دريايي آغاز كردن lähteä prendre la mer לַשוּט जल यात्रा započeti putovanje (el)indul, kifut berlayar sigla, halda úr höfn salpare; imbarcarsi 出帆する 출범하다 išplaukti doties jūrā; doties ceļojumā pa jūru belayar uitvaren seile, reise odpływać partir a ieşi în larg отплывать odplaviť (sa), odplávať odpluti isploviti segla ออกเดินทาง yelken açmak, denize açılmak, yola çıkmak 開船 відпливати سفر شروع کرنا đi biển, chạy trên biển 开船
5 to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship He sailed the North Sea. vaar, reis يُبْحِر проплувам plavit se sejle befahren διασχίζω τη θάλασσα με πλοίο navegar, cruzar en barco purjetama با كشتي به سفر رفتن purjehtia naviguer לַשוּט जल यात्रा preploviti, prejedriti hajózik melayari sigla um navigare, solcare 航海する 배로 여행하다 keliauti laivu ceļot ar kuģi belayar bevaren seile på płynąć statkiem viajar a străbate плавать plaviť sa pluti oploviti segla เดินทางไปกับเรือ deniz yolculuğu yapmak, gitmek (坐船)遊覽 здійснювати плавання سمندری جہاز میں سفر کرنا đi (du lịch) bằng đường biển （坐船）游览
6 to move steadily and easily Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room. instap, deurkom يَتَحَرَّك بِسُهولَةٍ وثَبات нося се plout, proplouvat, vplout glide; skride segeln κινούμαι σταθερά και άνετα deslizarse purjetama, triivima نرم حركت كردن purjehtia filer שַט आकाश में उड़ना kliziti, lebdjeti átúszik; átsétál melayang líða (yfir/um); sigla (í gegnum); rigsa (inn) veleggiare; scivolare; con grazia muoversi 滑るように進む 미끄러지듯이 나아가다 plaukti slīdēt; cēli kustēties meluncur zweven seile, sveve; klare med glans płynąć deslocar-se com altivez a pluti; a trece uşor плыть; плавно двигаться prejsť, preplávať, vplávať drseti lebdeti segla, sväva เคลื่อนไปอย่างมั่นคงและง่าย ๆ süzülmek, süzülüp gitmek 平穩地行進 плавно рухатися; простувати آسانی سے آگے بڑھنا lướt, trôi, lao, vượt qua... 平稳地行进
n sailboard
a windsurfer. windplankryer راكِب الأمواج، مُتَزَلِّج على المَوْج уиндсърф surf sejlbræt das Surfbrett ιστιοσανίδα plancha de windsurf purjelaudur قايق بادي planche à voile גַלשָן רוּחַ पालनाव daska za jedrenje szörf(deszka) papan luncur/selancar tavola da windsurf ウインドサーフィン用セールボード 윈드 서핑용 보드 burlentė vējdēlis luncur angin windsurfer, zeilplank seilbrett deska windsurfingowa виндсёрфер surf (doska s plachtou) jadralna deska surfer vindsurfbräda กระดานโต้คลื่น yelkenli sörf 帆板 віндсерфінг, дошка із щоглою і вітрилом بادبانی عرشہ thuyền buồm 帆板
n sailing
the activity or sport of navigating a ship or boat that has sails Sailing is one of his hobbies. seil إبْحار плаване plachtění sejlads das Segeln ιστιοπλοΐα navegación a vela, vela purjetamine قايقراني purjehdus navigation (à voile) שָיִיט जल यात्रा jedrenje vitorlázás pelayaran sigling navigazione (a vela) 帆走 범주, 요트 경기 buriavimas burāšana belayar het zeilen seilsport żeglarstwo velejar navigaţie плавание; парусный спорт plachtenie jadranje jedrenje segling การแล่นเรือ yelkencilik, yelken sporu 航行 мореплавство; вітрильний спорт بادبانی کشتی چلانا sự đi thuyền 航行
sailing-
having a sail or sails sailing-boat. seil شِراعي плаващ plachetní sejl- Segel-... ιστιοφόρος a vela purje- با قايق بادي purje- à voiles - מִפרִשים पालनाव onaj koji jedri, ima jedra layar segl- a vela 帆のついた－ burinis buru- layar zeil{#169} seil- żaglowy, mający żagle à vela cu pânze парусный plachtový na jadra jedriličarski segel-, seglar- เรือใบ yelkenli ... 帆 такий, що має вітрила; пов'язаний з плаванням بادبانی thuyền buồm 帆
n sailor
a member of a ship's crew whose job is helping to sail a ship. seeman بَحّار، مَلاّح моряк námořník sømand; matros der Matrose ναυτικός marinero meremees كشتيبان merimies marin מָלָח नाविक, मल्लाह mornar, pomorac tengerész kelasi sjómaður marinaio, navigatore 水夫 선원, 뱃사람 jūrininkas jūrnieks; matrozis anak kapal matroos sjømann, matros marynarz marinheiro marinar моряк námorník mornar mornar seglare, sjöman, matros กะลาสี gemici, denizci 水手 моряк, матрос جہاز کے عملے کا آدمی thủy thủ 水手
in full sail
with all the sails spread The ship was in full sail. in volle seil بِكامِل قُلوعِها، بِكُل الأشْرِعَه с всички платна s plnými plachtami for fulde sejl mit vollen Segeln που πλέει με όλα τα πανιά ανοιγμένα a toda vela, con las velas desplegadas täies purjes بادبانهاي برافراشته täysin purjein toutes voiles dehors בִּמפרָשִים פְּרוּשִים सभी पालों को खोल कर या पूर्ण शक्ति से punim jedrima felvont vitorlákkal dengan semua layar terkembang fullum seglum a vele spiegate 満帆を張って 돛을 모두 올리고 pakeltomis burėmis pilnās burās dengan layar terkembang penuh met volle zeilen for fulle seil z rozwiniętymi żaglami a todo o pano cu toate pânzele sus на всех парусах s plnými plachtami s polnimi jadri s punim jedrima för fulla segel กางใบเรือ pupa yelken 滿帆航行；全力以赴 під усіма вітрилами سارے بادبان کھول دینا căng hết buồm 满帆航行；全力以赴
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