1
a
: the technical skill of managing a ship : navigation
b
: the method of determining the course to be followed to reach a given point
2
a
: the sport of handling or riding in a sailboat
b
: a departure from a port
Examples of sailing in a Sentence
They're going sailing next week.
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Melville wrote two more sailing novels that blended fiction and nonfiction based on his experiences on a merchant vessel (Redburn) and a man-of-war (White-Jacket), neither of which succeeded.
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Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The vessel was returning to Boston after a seven-day, round-trip Bermuda sailing, according to CruiseMapper.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Before anybody could analyze what had happened, Ferdinand, carrying a jockey who probably never weighed 100 pounds in his career — thanks to the birth advantage Downey so aptly pointed out years later — was cruising past the leaders and sailing home a winner.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
In February, the investor and his American Magic sailing-management group bought the Danish Rockwool Racing team for $60 million.
—G.w. Allen, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The vessel was returning to Boston after a seven-day, round-trip Bermuda sailing, according to CruiseMapper.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Before anybody could analyze what had happened, Ferdinand, carrying a jockey who probably never weighed 100 pounds in his career — thanks to the birth advantage Downey so aptly pointed out years later — was cruising past the leaders and sailing home a winner.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
In February, the investor and his American Magic sailing-management group bought the Danish Rockwool Racing team for $60 million.
—G.w. Allen, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Sailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailing. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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