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Sailing definition

sālĭng
The skill required to operate and navigate a vessel; navigation.
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The sport of operating or riding in a sailboat.
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Departure or time of departure from a port.
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The act of a thing or person that sails.
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The sport of managing a sailboat, as for racing.
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Driven by wind on sails.
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Relating to ships or shipping.

Sailing orders.

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Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
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Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
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The time of departure from a port.
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Present participle of sail.
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The art of navigation.
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The start of a trip by water.
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smooth sailing
  • progress that is free from interruptions, difficulties, etc.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
sailing
Plural:
sailings

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Sailing Sentence Examples

  • She sent a chair sailing across the room.

  • When only a child he liked to stand by the river and see the ships sailing past.

  • Sometimes Selkirk saw ships sailing in the distance.

  • Toby held his breath as Ully disappeared through the door to where Jared sat.  When the mad scientist wasn't sent sailing back through the door, Toby sat down to put on his shoes.

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