sailing
IPA: sˈeɪɫɪŋ
noun
- 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.
adjective
- Travelling by ship.
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Examples of "sailing" in Sentences
- The sailing ship was replaced by the steamship.
- That's the sailing ship on the very left of the picture.
- The Sumiyoshi Sanjin are regarded as the gods of the sea and sailing.
- Forecastle refers to the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast.
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