Sail is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SAIL in dictionary:

VERB:
• to be pushed in a boat by the wind
• travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation
• travel in a ship or boat using sails or engine power
• begin a voyage; leave a harbour
• travel by ship on or across (a sea) or on (a route)
• navigate or control (a boat or ship)
• move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner
• succeed easily at (something, especially a test or examination)
• attack physically or verbally with force.
• To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.
• To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.
• To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one\'s own ship.
• traverse or travel on (a body of water)
• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
• travel on water propelled by wind
• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
• travel by water
NOUN:
• a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel
• the use of sailing ships as a means of transport
• a sailing ship
• a wind-catching apparatus attached to the arm of a windmill.
• the broad fin on the back of a sailfish or of some prehistoric reptiles.
• a structure by which an animal is propelled across the surface of water by the wind, e.g. the float of a Portuguese man-of-war.
• a voyage or excursion in a ship, especially a sailing ship or boat
• the conning tower of a submarine.
• a canvas sheet or tarpaulin
• sheet of fabric stretched to catch the wind for propelling a sailing boat
• An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.
• Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.
• A wing; a van.
• The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
• A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
• A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.
• 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 the action of steam or other power.
• To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.
• To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.
• To set sail; to begin a voyage.
• To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.
• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
• an ocean trip taken for pleasure
• any structure that resembles a sail
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to move across the surface of water by the action of wind

Words related to SAIL

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Words that contain SAIL

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How to use SAIL in a sentence

• We set sail and took our course towards the East Indies by the Persian Gulf, having the coast of Persia upon our left hand and upon our right the shores of Arabia Felix.
• The years rolled on, and day by day he climbed the top of the nearest hill and gazed off to the sea, hoping to discern a sail, but in vain.
• He seemed to be a person whom one would select as a companion for a hunt, a sail, or a talk upon Political Economy.
• Before reaching it, and while still in the strong tide or suck of the current, he rose in his canoe for some purpose connected with the sail, and tipped it over.
• He put Brundusium under guard for the purpose that no one of those departed should sail back again, and went to Rome.
• The wind was in our favor, and I knew I could sail the boat.
• As this was carrying much more sail than we could venture to show, I thought our chance of escape small indeed.
• In the meantime the soldiers were taught to sail the craft, and the first ferryboat, at length started across the bay.
• He chose twenty brave young men to go with him, and set sail the very next day.
• And when the time came for the ship to sail back to Athens, AEgeus was not ready to go.
• I selected a strong pole for a mast, and a triangular sail, which was fixed to a yard.
• His back was to the squall, and he was at first intent upon the setting of the sail.
• The next to set sail for that far-off land was Thorstein, the third son of Eirek the Red.
• When we started, the wind was so light that my fear increased because we did not sail one hundred leguas in thirteen days.
• Theodosia set sail from Charleston in a little vessel, which was never heard of again.
• He saw a poor family of independent Puritans setting sail at different dates from English seaports.
• The sail across the bay is delightful, and the fare is only ten or twelve cents each way.
• He has got leave to move and will sail to Alexandria forthwith.
• But the Greeks were much discouraged, and Agamemnon called the whole army together, and proposed that they should launch their ships in the night and sail away home.
• THE DIARY If Sampson did live to tell his secret, then any day there may be a sail in the offing.
• This was the last night they would be under sail, and Philip stirred not from the deck, but walked to and fro, anxiously waiting for the morning.
• The deluded merchant, after seeking her awhile, is obliged to set sail and depart without his ware.
• But it seemed easy to hide Havelok on board the ship, and sail with him to England as soon as possible.
• The wind, that first whispered its secret of strength to the flapping sail, is now turning the wheel at the well, and our flying machines have taken possession of the air.
• Death standeth before me this day like the smell of myrrh, and the sitting under the sail of a boat on a day with a fresh breeze.
• Consequently, the ships sail laden more with the curses of the poor than with merchandise.
• One of these was to let him know when ships should sail to help Cornwallis.
• For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, lest he should be stayed any time in Asia.
• It was such a small sail that no boom was used with it.
• With sail hauled closer than was safe, she sped forward and at length reached a wider stretch of water.

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