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sailing Definition

sail·ing (sā′liŋ)

noun

  1. the act of a thing or person that sails
  2. the art of navigation
  3. the sport of managing a sailboat, as for racing
  4. the start of a trip by water

adjective

  1. driven by wind on sails
  2. relating to ships or shipping sailing orders

sailing Synonyms

sailing

modif.

  1. In the act of sailing

    under sail, under full sail, on the high seas, under way, at sea, under canvas*; see also boating, traveling 2.

  2. Having to do with sailing, or intended for sailing

    rigged for sail, full-rigged, masted, square-rigged, fore-and-aft rigged, cutter-rigged, sloop-rigged, cat-rigged, three-masted, four-masted, sailed, provided with sails.

sailing Usage Examples

Preposition: from

stromness: The 1100 sailing from Stromness to Scrabster is under review.

Converse of object

canoe: You could go scuba diving, off-roading, canoeing, sailing or skiing in the UK or abroad.

Adjective modifier

  • plain: The global roll-out has not all been plain sailing, however.
  • downwind: The nature of the Clipper races is to provide the best possible racing, which inevitably means a high degree of downwind sailing.
  • scheduled: The next scheduled sailing is due to leave Aberdeen at 19:00 on Tuesday 14th March sailing for Lerwick.
  • Mediterranean: Would be right best fares start bread freshly picked during mediterranean catamaran sailing cruises the busiest.
  • six-day: It was here the sender knew a six-day sailing.
  • overnight: Sleeping berths can be booked on the overnight sailing.

Modifies a noun

  • barge: The sailing barge is to be seen in a number of Windsor postcards of the time.
  • dinghy: The more adventurous can hire a sailing dinghy, or a mountain bike.
  • yacht: What better way to explore the beautiful Gower coast than on-board one of our sailing school yachts.
  • regatta: Moving to the Isle of Wight The Town of Cowes is internationally famed for the Cowes Week sailing regatta held annually in August.
  • ship: He built six wooden sailing ships in total, mostly small vessels.
  • vessel: For long voyages the sailing vessel replaced the medieval galley rowed by oars.

Noun used with modifier

  • dinghy: Have you ever wanted to take part in canoeing or dinghy sailing or go on a warship?
  • catamaran: Would be right best fares start bread freshly picked during mediterranean catamaran sailing cruises the busiest.
  • round-the-world: To celebrate Ellen MacArthur's return to Falmouth the Museum's half term activities will be themed on round-the-world sailing.
  • keelboat: Keelboat sailing on the Mersey straight from the city center all year round.
  • yacht: Watch the boats in and out of the harbor, or the yachts sailing around the bay.
  • ferry: More than 80 weekly ferry sailings connect with UK ports.