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Webster 1913 Edition
Sailing
Sail′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.
2.
(Naut.)
The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation;
as, globular
. sailing
; oblique sailing
Sailing master
(U. S. Navy)
, formerly, a warrant officer, ranking next below a lieutenant, whose duties were to navigate the vessel; and under the direction of the executive officer, to attend to the stowage of the hold, to the cables, rigging, etc. The grade was merged in that of master in 1862.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sailing
SA'ILING
,ppr.
SA'ILING
, n.1.
The act of moving on water; or the movement of a ship or vessel impelled or wafted along the surface of water by the action of wind on her sails.2.
Movement through the air, as in a balloon.3.
The act of setting sail or beginning a voyage.Definition 2024
sailing
sailing
English
Noun
sailing (countable and uncountable, plural sailings)
- 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.
Derived terms
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Translations
motion across water
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skill to operate a vessel
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scheduled voyage
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Adjective
sailing (not comparable)
- Travelling by ship
Translations
travelling by ship
Verb
sailing
- present participle of sail