sail
A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
Noun 4 meanings
A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.
“Take in sail: a storm is coming.”
The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.
A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
“Let's go for a sail.”
Verb 4 meanings
To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.
To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
To set sail; to begin a voyage.
“We sail for Australia tomorrow.”
Etymology
From Middle English saile, sayle, seil, seyl, from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą. Cognate with West Frisian seil, Low German Segel, Dutch zeil, German Segel, Danish sejl, Swedish segel.
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SAIL at a glance
SAIL has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (S 1 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,945 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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