Noun
Wind filled the sails and our journey had begun.
raising and lowering the ship's sails
a sail to San Francisco Verb
We'll sail along the coast.
He sailed around the world on a luxury liner.
She sailed the Atlantic coastline.
She's sailing a boat in tomorrow's race.
The ship was sailed by a crew of 8.
I've been sailing since I was a child.
a ship that has sailed the seven seas
We sat on the shore watching boats sail by.
We sail at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
They sail for San Francisco next week.
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Noun
Looking ahead to Fall 2025, Princess’ newest ship, Star Princess, will set sail from Fort Lauderdale.—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025 Ships began to set sail from Spain, Portugal, England, France and the Netherlands, driven by a mix of ambition, necessity and curiosity.—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
His ball cut through the wind and sailed clear over the green into the water, leading to a triple bogey that ended his hopes.—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 However, things then went from bad to worse for Spaun who could only watch with a bemused expression as his tee shot on the famous par-three 17th sailed way past the green and landed straight in the water.—Matias Grez, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sail
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English segl; akin to Old High German segal sail
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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