sailing
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
the departure of a ship from port: The cruise line offers sailings every other day.
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.
Origin of sailing
1Other words from sailing
- well-sailing, adjective
Words Nearby sailing
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How to use sailing in a sentence
Cruise ships kept sailing after coronavirus was detected helped carry the virus around the globeCindi fell ill as soon as they arrived home.
900,000 infected. Nearly 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia. | Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo, John D. Harden | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostEven among Democrats, negotiations over what should and shouldn’t be done on the economy aren’t going to be smooth sailing.
A thing that’s important to note up front is that mobile wasn’t one of those industries where everything was smooth sailing before everything got upended by a pandemic.
Having spent so much time in Africa, they know it won’t all be smooth sailing.
Konnichiwa, Africa: Japanese VCs Flood Continent Dominated by China | Charu Kasturi | December 22, 2020 | OzyAfter that comes clear sailing, or hiking, or biking, throughout the weekend.
D.C.-area forecast: After up to 4 inches, rain eases this afternoon; skies brighten Friday through the weekend | David Streit | November 12, 2020 | Washington Post
But instead he pursued a life of science, sailing all over the world to study animal species and their environments.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey have grace, ambition, and sure make sailing a whole lot more interesting.
The World's Most Beautiful Boat—Yours for Half a Billion Dollars | Tim Teeman | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBelow lies the turquoise waters of the caldera, flecked with the white triangles of sailing boats.
The book begins with Jack sailing on a British army supply ship heading for Africa during World War II.
You write in the books that ship technology—boats sailing the ocean—was what got people to care about science.
Following Tuberculosis From Death Sentence to Cure | Tessa Miller | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was very agreeable; but he was, nevertheless, greatly relieved when a boat came in sight sailing toward him.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylI've been sailing one way for ever so long, because I don't know how to turn around; but there's a landing-place just ahead.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylI have never seen Newport, and passed exactly a week in New York before sailing.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAmerican vessels made occasional trips outside the Bay, and brought in captive sailing-vessels.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanAll the small steamers and sailing-craft in the river moved up as near as possible to the Puente de España.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for sailing
/ (ˈseɪlɪŋ) /
the practice, art, or technique of sailing a vessel
a method of navigating a vessel: rhumb-line sailing
an instance of a vessel's leaving a port: scheduled for a midnight sailing
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