sailing

sail·ing

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sailing

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

driven by wind on sails
relating to ships or shipping: sailing orders

sailing Idioms

smooth sailing

progress that is free from interruptions, difficulties, etc.

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sailing

noun

The skill required to operate and navigate a vessel; navigation.
The sport or pastime of operating or riding in a sailboat.
Departure or time of departure from a port.

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Noun

(plural sailings)

Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel
The time of departure from a port

Adjective

(not comparable)

Travelling by ship

Verb

Present participle of sail.

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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.
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.
It is certain, however, that his whole heart was in the expedition, which appealed to his love of romance and of the gigantic. His words to Joseph Bonaparte shortly before sailing are significant: "Our dreams of a republic were youthful illusions.
Nicians sailing the Red sea.

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