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| Sounds | sey'l |
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| Rhymes | ail, Airedale, airmail, and 89 more rhymes in eyl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. |
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| Synonyms | canvas, canvass, sheet |
| Part of | sailing vessel, sailing ship |
| Narrower | balloon sail; crossjack, mizzen course; fore-and-aft sail; foresail; headsail; mainsail; main-topsail; press of sail, press of canvas; royal; save-all; skysail; square sail; topgallant, topgallant sail; topsail |
| Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material |
| Verbs | sail; sail |
| Meaning | An ocean trip taken for pleasure. |
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| Synonyms | cruise |
| Broader | ocean trip, voyage |
| Verbs | sail; sail; sail |
| Meaning | Traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water). |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They sail the river; They sail down the river |
| Examples | "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" |
| Broader | travel, journey |
| Nouns | sailor; sail; sail; sailor |
| Meaning | Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "Shreds of paper sailed through the air" |
| Synonyms | sweep |
| Narrower | swan |
| Broader | move |
| Similar to | brush, sweep |
| See also | sail through |
| Meaning | Travel in a boat propelled by wind. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "I love sailing, especially on the open sea" |
| Category | navigation, pilotage, piloting |
| Entailed by | bear down on, bear down upon |
| Narrower | run; luff, point; weather; beat; scud, rack; outpoint; tack, wear round; wear ship; jibe, gybe, jib, change course |
| Broader | boat |
| Nouns | sail; sail; sailing |
| Meaning | Travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
| Examples | "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" |
| Synonyms | voyage, navigate |
| Narrower | astrogate; cruise |
| Broader | travel, journey |
| Nouns | sail |