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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As the melody plays, the trailer shows the students sailing to the United States before cutting to BTS at Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace -- the backdrop for Saturday's concert.
From Barron's
These include 14 vessels sailing under Iran's flag and others under sanctions due to suspected links to Tehran's oil trade.
From BBC
Once she got examined for her teacher’s certificate, it’d be smooth sailing for her.
From Literature
“Shipping has grown more energy intensive in recent years due to longer routes from sanctions on Russia and Red Sea avoidance, as well as faster, less efficient sailing,” the analysts say.
Tankers loaded before the conflict escalated are still sailing.
From BBC
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