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1sail — 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… …
2sail — 1. noun the ship s sails Syn: canvas, sailcloth 2. verb 1) we sailed across the Atlantic Syn: voyage, travel by water, steam, navigate, cruise 2) you can learn to sail here Syn …
3yacht — yachty, adj. /yot/, n. 1. a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes. v.i. 2. to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht. [1550 60; < early D jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equiv. to D jacht hunt (deriv. of… …
4Yacht — For other uses, see Yacht (disambiguation). A yacht in Lorient, Bretagne, France A yacht /ˈj …
5Yacht Rock — Infobox Television show name = Yacht Rock caption = Title screen of the first episode of Yacht Rock . genre = mockumentary creator = J. D. Ryznar and Hunter D. Stair developer = presenter = Steve Huey starring = J. D. Ryznar, Hunter D. Stair… …
6sail — 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 …
7sail — sail1 [ seıl ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a boat sails, it moves across the surface of an ocean, lake, river, etc.: The yacht sailed into harbor. The boat was never designed to sail such rough seas. a ) intransitive to travel… …
8sail — I UK [seɪl] / US verb Word forms sail : present tense I/you/we/they sail he/she/it sails present participle sailing past tense sailed past participle sailed ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a boat sails, it moves across the surface of a sea,… …
9sail — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always +adv/prep) to travel across an area of water in a boat or ship: the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic | Three tall ships sailed past. 2 (I, T) to direct or control the movement of a boat or ship: The… …
10sail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English segl; akin to Old High German segal sail Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) an extent of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water (2) the sails of a ship …
