Sail

Noun

 * 1)  A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along.  The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
 * 2)  The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use this power for travel or transport.
 * 3) A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
 * 4) The blade of a windmill.
 * 5) A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.
 * 6) The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
 * 7)  A sailfish.

Verb

 * 1) To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
 * 2) To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
 * 3) To move briskly.

Verbs for Sail
cross—s; distend—; draw—; expand—; hoist—; lash—; lower—; puff out—; reef —; reenforce—; rig—; shorten—; slack—; stain—; strain—; stretch—; strike—; unfurl—; whip—; —billows; —booms; —dips; —droops; —flaps; —flutters; —propels; — shudders.

Adverbs for Sail
peacefully; pensively; majestically; adventurously; prosperously; invincibly; gracefully; longitudinally; deftly; serenely.

Thesaurus
voyage, waft, walk the waters, windboat, windjammer, windship, wing, work well, yacht, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, breeze, canoe, canvas, carry sail, circumnavigate, clew, cloth, coast, course, cringle, cross, crossing, crowd of sail, cruise, dart, drift, earing, embark, ferry, fleet, flit, float, flow, fly, fly-by-night, flying kites, foot, fore gaff-topsail, fore topgallant sail, fore-and-aft sail, fore-skysail, fore-topmast staysail, fore-topsail, foreroyal, foresail, forestaysail, galley, get under way, ghost, give no trouble, glide, glissade, go by ship, go easily, go like clockwork, go off soundings, go on shipboard, go to sea, have way upon, head, hop, hover, hydroplane, ice-skate, jenny, jet, jib, jigger, leech, leg, leg-of-mutton sail, loose-footed sail, luff, lug, main gaff-topsail, main royal, main skysail, main-royal staysail, main-topsail, mainsail, make a passage, mizzen, mizzen skysail, mizzen staysail, mizzen-royal staysail, mizzen-topgallant sail, moonraker, moonsail, motorboat, muslin, navigate, ocean trip, parachute spinnaker, passage, pilot, plain sail, plane, plow the deep, ply, present no difficulties, press of sail, push off, put off, put to sea, rag, reduced sail, reef, reef point, reefed sail, ride, ride the sea, roll, roller-skate, row, royal, run, run smoothly, sail away, sail round, sail the sea, sailboat, sailing boat, sailing cruiser, sailing ship, sailing vessel, sailplane, scud, scull, sea trip, seafare, seaplane, set sail, shakedown cruise, shoot, shove off, sideslip, skate, skateboard, ski, skid, skim, skyscraper, sled, sleigh, slide, slip, slither, soar, spanker, spinnaker, spitfire, square sail, staysail, steam, steamboat, steer, stern staysail, storm trysail, sweep, take a voyage, take the air, take wing, tall ship, toboggan, topsail, traverse, trysail, volplane,

Etymology 1
segel:, from (compare Dutch zeil, German Segel, Danish sejl), from pre-Germanic/Celtic sek-lo (compare Welsh hwyl, Irish séol), from  'to cut'. More at saw.

Etymology 2
seglian:

Derived terms

 * balloon sail
 * by sail
 * drag sail


 * dragon sail
 * point of sail
 * sailcloth


 * sailboat
 * sailboard
 * sailer
 * sailfish


 * sailing
 * studding sail
 * set sail
 * topsail
 * working sail

Noun

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 * Telugu: తెరచాప (teracaapa)
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 * Croatian:
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 * Danish: sejltur
 * Dutch: zeiltocht
 * Finnish:
 * German: Törn


 * Greek: ίστιο
 * Icelandic: sigling
 * Norwegian: seiltur
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 * Telugu: పడవ ప్రయాణం (paDava prayaaNaM)


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Verb

 * Arabic: أبحر
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 行船, 航行,
 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech: se,
 * Danish:
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 * French: naviger à voile
 * German:
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 * Hebrew: שט, הפליג
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 * Interlingua: navigar
 * Italian: navigare a vela, veleggiare, condurre
 * Japanese: 航海する, 帆走する
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 * Russian: плыть под парусами,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: jadrati
 * Spanish: navegar
 * Swedish: segla
 * Volapük: sailön


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 * Danish: sejle, komme brusende
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Anagrams

 * ails
 * Isla
 * lais
 * lias
 * Lisa
 * sial

Noun

 * 1) area

Noun
sail


 * 1) dirt