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sailing

say ling

  • n  the work of a sailor
  • n  riding in a sailboat
  • n  the departure of a vessel from a port
  • n  the activity of flying a glider
  • v  traverse or travel on (a body of water)
  • v  move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
  • v  travel on water propelled by wind
    I love sailing, especially on the open sea
  • v  travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

  • He had been sailing boats for almost 50 yearshad handled almost every type of windjammer from the 15-footers he used to sail off Oyster Bay in his undergraduate Harvard days to .
  • Other sailing cargo ships are also being designed or built in Great Britain, Belgium and California.
  • In such big-boat races as the America's Cup and the Newport-Bermuda contest, the winner owes as much to his boat as he does to his own sailing savvy.
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  • Micheal Martin in The Hindu
    I again repeat my urgent call to the Israeli government to allow safe passage of the Irish-owned vessel, the MV Rachel Corrie, which is still sailing towards Gaza to deliver its consignment of humanitarian aid,Mr. Martin said in Dublin....
  • Kent Desormeaux in ESPN
    It was smooth sailing all the way,Desormeaux said. "The horse was very comfortable."
  • Jerry Jones in USA Today
    He's a long way, a long way from having clear sailing,Jerry Jones said.

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