sail-over

[ seyl-oh-ver ]

noun

1. a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.

Example Sentences

If ships sail over the sea as fast as railways run across the land; if Helles is nearer Woolwich than Calais; then he is right.

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He could sail over in that, couldn't he—if he should want to come over here?

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Two days we sail over a silver sea; yonder is Nagasaki, and now a heavy rain reminds us that this is Japan.

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They drew the sail over the low wall which they had made around him and completely covered in the little room.

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Nowadays, however, the airmen sail over his head and take photographs of him and his positions.

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