English > sail: 7 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. |
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| Synonyms | canvas, canvass, sheet |
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| Part of | sailing vessel, sailing ship | A vessel that is powered by the wind |
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| Parts | reef | One of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind |
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| Narrower | balloon sail | Any light loose sail |
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| crossjack, mizzen course | The lowermost sail on a mizzenmast |
| fore-and-aft sail | Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction |
| foresail | The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel |
| headsail | Any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel |
| main-topsail | A topsail set on the mainmast |
| mainsail | The lowermost sail on the mainmast |
| press of sail, press of canvas | The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely |
| royal | A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast |
| save-all | A sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger / larger sail |
| skysail | The sail above the royal on a square-rigger |
| square sail | A four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast |
| topgallant, topgallant sail | A sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast |
| topsail | A sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast |
| Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material | A separate part consisting of fabric |
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| Spanish | lona, tela, vela |
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| Catalan | tela, vela de vaixell, vela |
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| Verbs | sail | travel on water propelled by wind |
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| sail | traverse or travel on (a body of water) |
English > sail: 7 senses > verb 3, motion| Meaning | Travel on water propelled by wind. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Examples | - "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
- "the ship sails on"
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| Category | navigation, pilotage, piloting | The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
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| Entailed by | bear down on, bear down upon | Sail towards another vessel, of a ship |
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| Narrower | beat | Sail with much tacking or with difficulty |
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| jibe, gybe, jib, change course | shift from one side of the ship to the other |
| luff, point | Sail close to the wind |
| outpoint | Sail closer to the wind than |
| run | Sail before the wind |
| scud, rack | Run before a gale |
| tack, wear round | Turn into the wind |
| wear ship | turn away from the wind |
| weather | Sail to the windward of |
| Broader | boat | ride in a boat on water |
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| Spanish | navegar |
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| Catalan | navegar |
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| Nouns | sail | an ocean trip taken for pleasure |
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| sail | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
| sailing | riding in a sailboat |
