sailing

IPA: sˈeɪɫɪŋ

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
(countable) a scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.

Examples of "sailing" in Sentences

"No point in sailing today, unless you desire a net full of kelp."
From now on it is plain sailing, and Seattle suddenly seems quite near.
Andrés de Urdaneta sets sail from the Philippine Islands on what eventually becomes recognized as a landmark voyage in sailing history.
Team New Zealand says it will compete in sailing's 2011 Volvo Ocean Race and expects former America's Cup-holder Alinghi to also take part. sailing | Comment | Recommend
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Team New Zealand says it will compete in sailing's 2011 Volvo Ocean Race and expects former America's Cup-holder Alinghi to also take part.
"It seems to me the headwind into which we're sailing is not so extreme as it's been for half a century," said Charles Ballard, an economics professor at Michigan State University.
A British cruiser chased us fruitlessly for two days off Sierra Leone, and enabled me not only to test the sailing qualities, but to get the _sailing trim_ of the "Estrella," in perfection.
Ulysses was nine days in sailing from Ismarus, the city of the Ciconians, to the country of the Lotus-eaters — a period of time which to-day would breed anxiety in the hearts of the underwriters should it be occupied by the slowest tramp steamer in traversing the Mediterranean and Black seas from Gibraltar to Sebastopol.