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land sailing

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noun

  1. the sport or activity of driving wheeled sail-powered vehicles across land, esp beaches or dry lakes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rothrock got his start land sailing in 1980 on the Ivanpah dry lake in Southern California, just southwest of Las Vegas.

From Washington Times Jul. 18, 2014

The thrill of land sailing can be especially intoxicating for desert racers.

From Washington Times Jul. 18, 2014

In addition to the challenge of building and racing, land sailing has an element of danger.

From Washington Times Jul. 18, 2014

Sigmund's ships from the land sailing, with gilded heads, and carved prows.

From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson

One of these icebergs was encountered in 1839, in mid-ocean, in the antarctic regions, many hundred miles from any known land, sailing northward, with a large erratic block firmly frozen into it.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell

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