sailed

v. cruise in a sailboat, take a trip in a sailing ship; drive a sailboat, operate and navigate a sailing ship

Noun
1. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
(synonym) canvas, canvass, sheet
(hypernym) piece of cloth, piece of material
(hyponym) balloon sail
(part-holonym) sailing vessel, sailing ship
2. an ocean trip taken for pleasure
(synonym) cruise
(hypernym) ocean trip, voyage
(derivation) voyage, navigate
Verb
1. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
(hypernym) travel, journey
(derivation) cruise
2. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
(synonym) sweep
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) swan
(see-also) breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail
(verb-group) brush, sweep
3. travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
(hypernym) boat
(hyponym) run
(derivation) cruise
(classification) navigation, pilotage, piloting
4. travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
(synonym) voyage, navigate
(hypernym) travel, journey
(hyponym) astrogate
(derivation) cruise

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1. <body, education> Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
2.  Stanford Artificial Intelligence Language.
3. An early system on the Larc computer.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
[Jargon File]
(2001-06-22)

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