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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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