Sailing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Sailing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of sail.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of sail.
More Meanings
- Travelling by ship.
- 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.
Example Sentences
'Then I should like a full list of the warships in Pentland Harbour, recent sailings, and those expected, please. The "Navy List" I suppose you have here?'
New ships were built to the order of the Great Eastern Railway, and the service frequency increased, until March 1879, saw a sailing every weekday to Rotterdam, and a thrice-weekly service to Antwerp.
Word Forms
- sailings
Synonyms for sailing
Depending on context, synonyms include glide, gliding, soaring, navigation, seafaring, sailplaning.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include seafaring, navigation, soaring, afloat, gliding, glide.
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