Noun

• S: (n) seafaring, navigation, sailing (the work of a sailor)
• S: (n) sailing (riding in a sailboat)
• S: (n) sailing (the departure of a vessel from a port)
• S: (n) glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing (the activity of flying a glider)

Verb

• S: (v) sail (traverse or travel on (a body of water)) "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
• S: (v) sweep, sail (move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions) "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
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• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
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• S: (v) sail (travel on water propelled by wind) "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
• S: (v) voyage, sail, navigate (travel on water propelled by wind or by other means) "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"