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Sail

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Nautical:
A
of
to a
and
it
the
to
the
along. The
may be
to the
via a
of
,
and ropes.
In Nautical:
The
of a
or
,
a substance.
The power
by a
or
, or the use of this power for
or transport.
A
in a
, especially a sailboat.
A
; a
of any kind; a craft.
In Nautical:
The
of a submarine.
The
of a windmill.
A tower-like structure
the
(topside)
of submarines.
The
of
, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
In Fishing:
A sailfish.
In Paleontology:
an
of the
,
in certain
and synapsids
Anything
a
, such as a wing.
Acronym of
impact landform.

Verb

To be
or
forward by the
of
upon
, as a
on water; to be
on a
or other power.
To
through or on the water; to
, as a
or a waterfowl.
To
in a
, especially a sailboat.
To
; to
a voyage.
To
and
through the air.
To
but sedately.
In Card games:
To
(cards) from a
by
them across a surface.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

sail
English
arrow
segel
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
seglian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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