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Definition of Sail

1. Noun. A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.

2. Verb. Traverse or travel on (a body of water). "They sail down the river "; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

3. Noun. An ocean trip taken for pleasure.

4. Verb. Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions. "The searchlights swept across the sky"

5. Noun. Any structure that resembles a sail.

6. Verb. Travel on water propelled by wind. "The ship sails on"

7. Verb. Travel on water propelled by wind or by other means. "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

Definition of Sail

1. n. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

2. v. i. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power.

3. v. t. To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.

Definition of Sail

1. to move across the surface of water by the action of wind [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SAILABLE [adj]

Medical Definition of Sail

1. 1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power. 2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl. 3. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton. 4. To set sail; to begin a voyage. 5. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird. "As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . . When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds, And sails upon the bosom of the air." (Shak) Origin: AS. Segelian, seglian. See Sail. Origin: OE. Seil, AS. Segel, segl; akin to D. Zeil, OHG. Segal, G. & Sw. Segel, Icel. Segl, Dan. Seil. 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water. "Behoves him now both sail and oar." (Milton) 2. Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail. 3. A wing; a van. "Like an eagle soaring To weather his broad sails." (Spenser). 4. The extended surface of the arm of a windmill. 5. A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. In this sense, the plural has usually the same forms as the singular; as, twenty sail were in sight. 6. A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water. Sails are of two general kinds, fore-and-aft sails, and square sails. Square sails are always bent to yards, with their foot lying across the line of the vessel. Fore-and-aft sails are set upon stays or gaffs with their foot in line with the keel. A fore-and-aft sail is triangular, or quadrilateral with the after leech longer than the fore leech. Square sails are quardrilateral, but not necessarily square. See Phrases under Fore, and Square,; also, Bark, Brig, Schooner, Ship, Stay. Sail burton, to lower the sails suddenly, as in saluting, or in sudden gusts of wind; hence, to acknowledge inferiority; to abate pretension. Under sail, having the sails spread. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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