sailing
Americannoun
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the activity of a person or thing that sails.
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the departure of a ship from port.
The cruise line offers sailings every other day.
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Navigation. any of various methods for determining courses and distances by means of charts or with reference to longitudes and latitudes, rhumb lines, great circles, etc.
noun
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the practice, art, or technique of sailing a vessel
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a method of navigating a vessel
rhumb-line sailing
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an instance of a vessel's leaving a port
scheduled for a midnight sailing
Other Word Forms
- well-sailing adjective
Etymology
Origin of sailing
before 900; Middle English seiling, Old English seglung. See sail, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Just like airlines, cruise lines are sometimes booking too many passengers as sailing trips become more popular.
The Chagossians arrived on a remote part of the archipelago on Monday after sailing from Sri Lanka, with the aim of establishing a permanent settlement on their "homeland".
From BBC
Take a sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas earlier this month that departed from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. According to reports, the ship was likely overbooked.
From MarketWatch
The four Chagossians arrived on a remote part of the archipelago on Monday after sailing from Sri Lanka, with the aim of establishing a permanent settlement on their "homeland".
From BBC
But broadly the economy seems fine, so like a swan, the frantic paddling under the surface could combine with the index sailing on serenely.
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