German Meaning of sail

Segel

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Definitions and Meaning of sail in English

Wordnet

sail (n)

a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

an ocean trip taken for pleasure

any structure that resembles a sail

Wordnet

sail (v)

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

travel on water propelled by wind

travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

Webster

sail (n.)

An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.

A wing; a van.

The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.

A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.

To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power.

To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.

To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.

Webster

sail (v. t.)

To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.

To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.

To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.

FAQs About the word sail

Segel

a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel, an ocean trip taken for pleasure, any structure that

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