sailing

n. act of cruising, act of traveling on a sailboat; act of operating and navigating a sailboat

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

Sailing is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By adjusting the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails (main and/or jib) in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires experience in varying wind and sea conditions, as well as knowledge concerning sailboats. Today most people enjoy sailing as a recreational activity. Recreational sailing can be further divided into racing, cruising and "daysailing" or dinghy sailing.
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Noun
1. the work of a sailor
(synonym) seafaring, navigation
(hypernym) employment, work
(hyponym) cabotage
(part-meronym) steering, steerage
(class) close-hauled
2. riding in a sailboat
(hypernym) water travel, seafaring
(hyponym) luff
(derivation) sail
3. the departure of a vessel from a port
(hypernym) departure, going, going away, leaving
4. the activity of flying a glider
(synonym) glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring
(hypernym) flight, flying
(hyponym) hang gliding
Adjective
1. traveling by boat or ship
(synonym) at sea(p)
(similar) afloat(p)

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

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Sail
  

(n.)
The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.
  

(n.)
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.
  

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].
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