| Sail |
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. |
| Sail |
n. |
Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail. |
| Sail |
n. |
A wing; a van. |
| Sail |
n. |
The extended surface of the arm of a windmill. |
| Sail |
n. |
A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. |
| Sail |
n. |
A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water. |
| Sail |
n. |
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. |
| Sail |
n. |
To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl. |
| Sail |
n. |
To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton. |
| Sail |
n. |
To set sail; to begin a voyage. |
| Sail |
n. |
To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird. |
| Sail |
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. |
| Sail |
v. t. |
To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through. |
| Sail |
v. t. |
To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship. |
