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- DictionarySail/sāl/
noun
- 1. a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel: "all the sails were unfurled"
- 2. a wind-catching apparatus, typically one consisting of canvas or a set of boards, attached to the arm of a windmill.
verb
- 1. travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation: "Ian took us out sailing on the lake"
- 2. move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner: "she sailed into the conference room at 2:30 sharp"
Sail definition: an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.. See examples of SAIL used in a sentence.
A sail is a tensile structure, which is made from fabric or other membrane materials, that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered land vehicles.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch. Synonyms: sheet, canvas More Synonyms of sail. 2. verb. You say a ship sails when it moves over the sea .
A sail is the big piece of cloth attached to a mast that propels a sailboat through the water by catching the wind. Part of learning to sail a boat is learning how to use the sails. Most sailboats have two sails, the mainsail and the jib or headsail on the front of the boat.
n. 1. Nautical. a. A piece of fabric sewn together and fitted to the spars and rigging of a vessel so as to convert the force of the wind into forward motion of the vessel. b. The sails of a ship or boat. c. A narrow fairwater supporting the bridge of a submarine. 2. pl. sail or sails Nautical A sailing vessel. 3.
noun. uk / seɪl / us. [ C ] a large piece of material that is fixed to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move. set sail. to start a journey by boat or ship. (Definition of sail from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sail. in Chinese (Traditional) 旅行, （船）航行，行駛, 駕駛帆船… See more.
Check pronunciation: sail. Definition of sail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
