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present tense third-person singular of sail
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as in boats
to travel on water in a vessel I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily

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as in floats
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze

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sails

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noun

plural of sail
as in voyages
a journey over water in a vessel we went for a brief sail on the bay to relax

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“Sails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sails. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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