sail

  • 11sail|er — «SAY luhr», noun. 1. a ship with reference to its sailing power: »the best sailer in the fleet, a fast sailer. 2. a sailing vessel …

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  • 12sail|or|ly — «SAY luhr lee», adjective. like a sailor; suitable for a sailor …

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  • 13Sail — A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind mdash;in essence a vertically oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing.History of sailsThe ships built at around 10,000 BC were just crude log rafts or dug out… …

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  • 14sail — I n. 1) to hoist, raise the sails; to make sail 2) to let out the sails 3) to furl, take in a sail; to reduce; slacken sail 4) to trim ( adjust ) the sails 5) to lower, strike the sails 6) (misc.) to set sail for ( to leave for by ship, boat );… …

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  • 15sail — sailable, adj. sailless, adj. /sayl/, n. 1. an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to… …

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  • 16sail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cruise, voyage; set sail; navigate, traverse. See navigation. n. canvas; moonsail, moon raker; jib, foresail, lateen, lug, mainsail, mizzen, spanker, topsail. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Means of …

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  • 17sail — as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; fore·sail; fore·stay·sail; gaff·sail; head·sail; lug·sail; main·sail; mat·sail; moon·sail; re·sail; sail·age; sail; sail·er; sail·less; sail·or; sail·or·ing; sail·or·iz·ing; sail·or·less; sail·or·ly; sail·or·man;… …

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  • 18Sail — Logo der Sail Blick vom Bremerhavener Richtfunkturm auf das Veranstaltungs …

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  • 19sail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ main (usually mainsail) ▪ canvas VERB + SAIL ▪ hoist, raise, rig …

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  • 20sail — sail1 S3 [seıl] v 1.) [I always +adverb/preposition, T] to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or ship sail across/into/out of etc ▪ the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic ▪ Three tall ships sailed past. ▪ She always wanted to …

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