English Explanatory Dictionary

sailing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of sail
adj
  1. Travelling by ship.
noun
  1. Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
  2. Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
  3. The time of departure from a port.
  4. A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.

Pronunciation

/ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ en-us-sailing.ogg

Word forms

sailing sailings

Etymology

From Middle English saylinge, seilinge, variants of sailende, seilende; equivalent to sail + -ing. Cognate with Dutch zeilend (“sailing”).

Derived words

sailingly boardsailing clear sailing daysailing land sailing nonsailing oblique sailing plain-sailing plain sailing plane sailing rhumb sailing sailing boat sailing dinghy sailing-ice sailing-master sailing ship sailing vessel sailing yacht smooth sailing stadium sailing Thames sailing barge traverse sailing
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