sailing

/ˈseɪlɪŋ/

/ˈseɪlɪŋ/

Other forms: sailings

The activity or sport of riding in a boat that's propelled by the wind is sailing. If not even the slightest breeze is blowing, it's not a great day for sailing.

Sailing can be as simple as jumping aboard a friend's sailboat and taking a ride on a lake. Being in charge of piloting the boat, shifting the sails, and keeping it moving on the water, is also sailing. If you're curious how it's done, you can take sailing lessons!

Definitions of sailing

1. noun

   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
2. noun

   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
3. noun

   the departure of a vessel from a port
   type of:

   departure, going, going away, leaving

   the act of departing
4. noun

   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