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sailing

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: sailing

1
 n
the work of a sailor
2
 n
the activity of flying a glider
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: sailing
1

n the work of a sailor

Synonyms:
navigation, seafaring
Types:
cabotage
navigation in coastal waters
Type of:
employment, work
the occupation for which you are paid

n riding in a sailboat

Types:
luff
the act of sailing close to the wind
beat
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
tack
sailing a zigzag course
Type of:
seafaring, water travel
travel by water

n the departure of a vessel from a port

Type of:
departure, going, going away, leaving
the act of departing
2

n the activity of flying a glider

Synonyms:
glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring
Types:
hang gliding
gliding in a hang glider
paragliding, parasailing
gliding in a parasail
Type of:
flight, flying
an instance of traveling by air
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