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noun sail·ing \ˈsā-liŋ\

: the sport or activity of traveling on water in a sailboat

Full Definition of SAILING

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

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Examples of SAILING

1. They're going sailing next week.

First Known Use of SAILING

before 12th century

Rhymes with SAILING

failing, grayling, mailing, paling, railing, tailing, veiling, whaling