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noun
- 1. the action of sailing in a ship or boat: "a sailing club"
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SAILING definition: 1. the sport or activity of using boats with sails: 2. an occasion when a ship leaves a port: 3…. Learn more.
1. a. : the technical skill of managing a ship : navigation. b. : the method of determining the course to be followed to reach a given point. 2. a. : the sport of handling or riding in a sailboat. b. : a departure from a port. Examples of sailing in a Sentence. They're going sailing next week.
Class 3 competition land yacht. Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites —to propel a craft on the surface of the water ( sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer ), on ice ( iceboat) or on land ( land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation .
noun. 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. sailing. / ˈseɪlɪŋ / noun.
3 meanings: 1. the practice, art, or technique of sailing a vessel 2. a method of navigating a vessel 3. an instance of a.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of sailing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The activity or sport of riding in a boat that's propelled by the wind is sailing. If not even the slightest breeze is blowing, it's not a great day for sailing. Sailing can be as simple as jumping aboard a friend's sailboat and taking a ride on a lake.
