kilts

verb

present tense third-person singular of kilt
as in sails

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  1. sails
  2. flies
  3. glides
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  • Adventure Canada Adventure Canada sails to remote parts of the Arctic, including Canada and Greenland, and the company’s trips feature endless fodder for photo enthusiasts.
    — Kristen E. Pope, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
  • Star of the Seas still sails out of Port Canaveral, housing guests on what is tied for the title of world’s largest cruise ship.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Definition of sails
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  • Having a great chill day on a Miami vacation, and then boom, my hat flies, my coffee goes all over me.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • Eighty miles from New Orleans as the pelican flies, but so much longer by boat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of flies
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  • In any case, the scheme shaping the film’s stakes is introduced from the get-go, in a sultry opening credits scene where the camera glides over curly telephone cords and grasping hands in close-up.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • As the Coast Starlight approaches the Bay Area, the train glides past marshlands, open water, and distant city skylines before continuing toward California’s Central Coast.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Definition of glides
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