Noun
Wind filled the sails and our journey had begun.
raising and lowering the ship's sails
a sail to San Francisco Verb
We'll sail along the coast.
He sailed around the world on a luxury liner.
She sailed the Atlantic coastline.
She's sailing a boat in tomorrow's race.
The ship was sailed by a crew of 8.
I've been sailing since I was a child.
a ship that has sailed the seven seas
We sat on the shore watching boats sail by.
We sail at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
They sail for San Francisco next week.
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Advertisement On May 19, 1774, Lee and her fellow Shakers set sail from Liverpool to America.—Barry Levitt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 The sail away through Porto was stunning, but the sun quickly became too hot on my shoulders.—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean also encourages guests to dress up during voyages sailing over Halloween.—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Viking Cruises has made multiple turnaround stops since its liners started sailing the Great Lakes in 2022.—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sail
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English segl; akin to Old High German segal sail
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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