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sail  (sl)

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

1. To navigate or manage (a vessel).

2. To voyage upon or across: sail the Pacific.

Phrasal Verb:

sail into

To attack or criticize vigorously: sailed into the workmen for the shoddy job they were doing.

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[Middle English seil, from Old English segl. Sail into, from obsolete sail, to attack, from Middle English sailen, short for assailen; see assail.]

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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]

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Sail sailing vessels collectively, 1436; sails collectively, 1385; windmill sails collectively.

Examples: sail of ducks, 1727; of ships, 1633; of Spaniards, 1458.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sail - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel canvass, canvas, sheet balloon 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     cruise 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" journey, travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"
	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" sweep 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" navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place run - sail before the wind luff, point - sail close to 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" scud, rack - run before a gale 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" navigate, voyage astrogate - navigate in space cruise - sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean" journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip

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sail

noun 1. sheet, canvas

verb 2. go by water, cruise, voyage, ride the waves, go by sea

verb 3. set sail, embark, get under way, put to sea, put off, leave port, hoist sail, cast or weigh anchor

verb 4. pilot, steer, navigate, captain, skipper

verb 5. glide, sweep, float, shoot, fly, wing, soar, drift, skim, scud, skirr

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;

to go for a sail → dar un paseo en barco;

they sailed into Copenhagen → arribaron a Copenhague

sail through vt fus [+ exam] → aprobar fácilmente

sail [seɪl] n (on boat) → voile f (= trip);

to go for a sail → faire un tour en bateau vt [+ boat] → manœuvrer, piloter

vi (= travel) [ship] → avancer, naviguer: [passenger] → aller or se rendre (en bateau) (= set off); partir, prendre la mer;

(Sport) → faire de la voile;

they sailed into Le Havre → ils sont entrés dans le port du Havre

sail through vi, vt fus (fig) → réussir haut la main

sail [seɪl] n → Segel nt

vt → segeln

vi → fahren;

(Sport) → segeln;

(begin voyage) (ship) → auslaufen: (passenger) → abfahren (fig) (ball etc) → fliegen, segeln;

to go for a sail → segeln gehen;

to set sail → losfahren, abfahren

sail through sail vt fus (fig) (exam etc) → spielend schaffen

sail [seɪl] n [+ on boat] → vela (= trip): to go for a sail → fare un giro in barca a vela

vt (boat) → condurre, governare

vi (= travel) [ship] → navigare: [passenger] → viaggiare per mare (= set off); salpare;

(SPORT) → fare della vela;

they sailed into Genoa → entrarono nel porto di Genova

sail through vt fus (fig) → superare senza difficoltà

vi → farcela senza difficoltà

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sail

n sail [seil]

1 a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward. seilشِراعплатноplachtasejldas Segelιστίο, πανίvelapuriبادبانpurjevoileמִפרָשपाल बादबानjedrovitorlalayarseglvela帆(배의) 돛burėburalayarzeilseilżagielvelavelă, pânză de corabieпарусplachtajadrojedrosegelใบเรือyelken帆вітрилоبادبانcánh buồm帆

2 a journey in a ship a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.vaartجَوْلَه في قارِب شِراعيплаванеplavbasejlturdie Fahrtκρουαζιέραpaseo/viaje en barcopurjetamineسفر درياييpurjehdusvoyage en bateauשַיִיטरवाना होनाjedrenje, putovanje brodomvitorlázásberlayarsigling(gita in mare)航行항해, 배 여행pasiplaukiojimasjūrasbrauciens; ceļojums ar kuģi/laivupelayaranzeiltochtseilas/-turprzejażdżka, rejspasseio de barcocroazierăплаваниеplavbaplovbaplovidbaseglats, seglingเดินทางโดยเรือdeniz yolculuğu(乘船)旅行, 航行плаванняسمندری سفرchuyến đi xa bằng thuyền buồm（乘船）旅行, 航行

3 an arm of a windmill. seilريشَة المَرْوَحَهкрило на мелницаlopatkavingearmder Windmühlenflügelφτερό ανεμόμυλουaspaveskitiibپره آسياي باديsiipiaileכָּנָף(पवन चक्की का) पंखाjedro vjetrenjačevitorlasuduvængurpala翼板풍차의 날개sparnas(vējdzirnavu) spārnsbilah kincir anginmolenwiekvingeskrzydłovelapaletăкрыло ветряной мельницыlopatkakrilo, lopata (vetrnice)rukavac vetrenjače[]vingeใบกังหันลมyel değirmeni kanadı風車翼板крило вітрякаپون چکی کا پنکھbản hứng gió ( ở cối xay gió)风车翼板

v

1 (of a ship) to be moved by sails The yacht sailed away.vaarيُبْحِرотплавамplachtitsejlesegelnταξιδεύω με πανιά, αρμενίζω (για καράβι)navegar a velapurjetamaبا ابدبانهاي برافراشته حركت كردنpurjehtiaaller à la voileלַשוּטजल यात्रा करनाodjedriti, otplovitikifutberlayarsiglaveleggiare, navigare帆走する범주하다plaukti iškeltomis burėmis, buriuotiburātbelayarzeilenseileżeglowaćvelejara plutiплыть под парусамиplachtiťjadratiplovitiseglaแล่นเรือyelkenle yol almak, seyretmek啟航іти під вітриламиبادبان کی مدد سے چلناchạy bằng buồm启航

2 to steer or navigate a ship or boat He sailed (the boat) to the island.vaarيَقود المَرْكِب، يُوَجِّه السَّفينَهуправлявамříditsejlesteuernοδηγώ, κυβερνώ (καράβι)pilotarpurjetamaكشتيباني كردنpurjehtia, ohjatapiloterלְהָשִיטपार करनाupravljati brodom, kormilaritikormányozmelayarkansigla, stjórnafar navigare航海する(배를) 조종하다, (배의) 키를 잡다plaukti, vairuoti (laivą)vadīt; stūrēt (kuģi, laivu)mengemudisturenseile, navigereprowadzić (statek), nawigowaćnavegara pilotaуправлятьplaviť sa, riadiť loďkrmaritiupravljati brodomseglaเดินเรือgemi kullanmak駕駛(船隻)керувати, управляти судномکشتی چلاناđiều 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.vaarيُبْحِر، يُسافِر في السَّفينَهплавамploutsejlemit dem Schiff fahrenταξιδεύω με πλοίοnavegarlaevaga sõitmaكشتي راندنmennä laivallanaviguerלְהַפלִיג ב-पाल नाव पर सफ़र करनाjedriti, ploviti brodomhajózikberlayarsiglanavigare航行する배를 타고 가다, 항해하다plauktibraukt ar kuģi/laivubelayarvarenseilepłynąćviajar de barcoa naviga, a călătoriплаватьplaviť saplutiplovitiseglaสัญจรทางน้ำgemiyle yolculuk etmek航行плавати, плистиکشتی یا جہاز میں سفر کرناđi thuyền buồm航行

4 to begin a voyage The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.vertrekتَبْدأ الرِّحْلَهотпътувамodploutsejle(mit dem Schiff) abfahrenαποπλέω, ξεκινώ το ταξίδι μουzarpar, a la hacerse marmeresõitu alustamaسفر دريايي آغاز كردنlähteäprendre la merלַשוּטजल यात्राzapočeti putovanje(el)indul, kifutberlayarsigla, halda úr höfnsalpare; imbarcarsi出帆する출범하다išplauktidoties jūrā; doties ceļojumā pa jūrubelayaruitvarenseile, reiseodpływaćpartira ieşi în largотплыватьodplaviť (sa), odplávaťodplutiisplovitiseglaออกเดินทางyelken açmak, denize açılmak, yola çıkmak開船відпливатиسفر شروع کرناđi biển, chạy trên biển开船

5 to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship He sailed the North Sea.vaar, reisيُبْحِرпроплувамplavit sesejlebefahrenδιασχίζω τη θάλασσα με πλοίοnavegar, cruzar en barcopurjetamaبا كشتي به سفر رفتنpurjehtianaviguerלַשוּטजल यात्राpreploviti, prejedritihajózikmelayarisigla umnavigare, solcare航海する배로 여행하다keliauti laivuceļot ar kuģibelayarbevarenseile påpłynąć statkiemviajara străbateплаватьplaviť saplutioplovitiseglaเดินทางไปกับเรือdeniz yolculuğu yapmak, gitmek(坐船)遊覽здійснювати плаванняسمندری جہاز میں سفر کرناđi (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, deurkomيَتَحَرَّك بِسُهولَةٍ وثَباتнося сеplout, proplouvat, vploutglide; skridesegelnκινούμαι σταθερά και άνεταdeslizarsepurjetama, triivimaنرم حركت كردنpurjehtiafilerשַטआकाश में उड़नाkliziti, lebdjetiátúszik; átsétálmelayanglíða (yfir/um); sigla (í gegnum); rigsa (inn)veleggiare; scivolare; muoversi con grazia滑るように進む미끄러지듯이 나아가다plauktislīdēt; cēli kustētiesmeluncurzwevenseile, sveve; klare med glanspłynąćdeslocar-se com altiveza pluti; a trece uşorплыть; плавно двигатьсяprejsť, preplávať, vplávaťdrsetilebdetisegla, svävaเคลื่อนไปอย่างมั่นคงและง่าย ๆsüzülmek, süzülüp gitmek平穩地行進плавно рухатися; простуватиآسانی سے آگے بڑھناlướt, trôi, lao, vượt qua...平稳地行进

n ˈsailboard

a windsurfer. windplankryerراكِب الأمواج، مُتَزَلِّج على المَوْجуиндсърфsurfsejlbrætdas Surfbrettιστιοσανίδαplancha de windsurfpurjelaudurقايق باديplanche à voileגַלשָן רוּחַपालनावdaska za jedrenjeszörf(deszka)papan luncur/selancartavola da windsurfウインドサーフィン用セールボード윈드 서핑용 보드burlentėvējdēlisluncur anginwindsurfer, zeilplankseilbrettdeska windsurfingowaвиндсёрферsurf (doska s plachtou)jadralna deskasurfervindsurfbrädaกระดานโต้คลื่นyelkenli sörf帆板віндсерфінг, дошка із щоглою і вітриломبادبانی عرشہthuyền buồm帆板

n ˈsailing

the activity or sport of navigating a ship or boat that has sails Sailing is one of his hobbies.seilإبْحارплаванеplachtěnísejladsdas Segelnιστιοπλοΐαnavegación a vela, velapurjetamineقايقرانيpurjehdusnavigation (à voile)שָיִיטजल यात्राjedrenjevitorlázáspelayaransiglingnavigazione (a vela)帆走범주, 요트 경기buriavimasburāšanabelayarhet zeilenseilsportżeglarstwovelejarnavigaţieплавание; парусный спортplachteniejadranjejedrenjeseglingการแล่นเรือyelkencilik, yelken sporu航行мореплавство; вітрильний спортبادبانی کشتی چلاناsự đi thuyền航行

sailing-

having a sail or sails sailing-boat.seilشِراعيплаващplachetnísejl-Segel-...ιστιοφόροςa velapurje-با قايق باديpurje-à voiles- מִפרִשיםपालनावonaj koji jedri, ima jedralayarsegl-a vela帆のついた－burinisburu-layarzeil{#169}seil-żaglowy, mający żagleà velacu pânzeпарусныйplachtovýna jadrajedriličarskisegel-, seglar-เรือใบyelkenli ...帆такий, що має вітрила; пов'язаний з плаваннямبادبانیthuyền buồm帆

n ˈsailor

a member of a ship's crew whose job is helping to sail a ship. seemanبَحّار، مَلاّحморякnámořníksømand; matrosder Matroseναυτικόςmarineromeremeesكشتيبانmerimiesmarinמָלָחनाविक, मल्लाहmornar, pomoractengerészkelasisjómaðurmarinaio, navigatore水夫선원, 뱃사람jūrininkasjūrnieks; matrozisanak kapalmatroossjømann, matrosmarynarzmarinheiromarinarморякnámorníkmornarmornarseglare, sjöman, matrosกะลาสีgemici, denizci水手моряк, матросجہاز کے عملے کا آدمیthủy thủ水手

in full sail

with all the sails spread The ship was in full sail.in volle seilبِكامِل قُلوعِها، بِكُل الأشْرِعَهс всички платнаs plnými plachtamifor fulde sejlmit vollen Segelnπου πλέει με όλα τα πανιά ανοιγμέναa toda vela, con las velas desplegadastäies purjesبادبانهاي برافراشتهtäysin purjeintoutes voiles dehorsבִּמפרָשִים פְּרוּשִיםसभी पालों को खोल कर या पूर्ण शक्ति सेpunim jedrimafelvont vitorlákkaldengan semua layar terkembangfullum segluma vele spiegate満帆を張って돛을 모두 올리고pakeltomis burėmispilnās burāsdengan layar terkembang penuhmet volle zeilenfor fulle seilz rozwiniętymi żaglamia todo o panocu toate pânzele susна всех парусахs plnými plachtamis polnimi jadris punim jedrimaför fulla segelกางใบเรือpupa yelken滿帆航行；全力以赴під усіма вітриламиسارے بادبان کھول دیناcăng hết buồm满帆航行；全力以赴