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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Police Scotland said Operation Overflow - emergency parking for lorries unable to travel - had been activated after a number of sailings to and from Cairnryan were cancelled because of forecast high winds.
From BBC
Laurie Watson had been flying back to the UK from Athens after a sailing holiday when his return flight was cancelled.
From BBC
Ferry sailings between Belfast and Liverpool were cancelled on Monday evening, with further cancellations affecting several scheduled services from Belfast and Larne on Tuesday.
From BBC
French media report say it was sailing under a Comoros Islands flag.
From BBC
After sailing virtually unscathed through most of the series, Rachel in particular gave a masterclass in deception by continually and subtly nudging the hapless faithfuls off the scent.
From BBC
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