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Synonyms for SAIL
seɪlsail
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Princeton's WordNet
sail, canvas, canvass, sheetnoun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Synonyms:
rag, canvas tent, bed sheet, public opinion poll, weather sheet, plane, sheet, flat solid, tack, sheet of paper, sail, canvass, shroud, poll, tabloid, mainsheet, canvas, opinion poll, piece of paper, cruisecruise, sailnoun
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
sailverb
any structure that resembles a sail
sailverb
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
"We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
sweep, sailverb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
Synonyms:
span, navigate, traverse, cross, drag, sweep, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, voyage, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomsailverb
travel on water propelled by wind
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
voyage, sail, navigateverb
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
sailverb
Synonyms:
make sail, put to sea, get under way, set sailsailverb
Synonyms:
plough the deep, plough the wavessailverb
Synonyms:
navigate
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1083 | cross | |
#1853 | sheet | |
#2843 | cruise | |
#3252 | poll | |
#3447 | pilot | |
#4010 | plane | |
#4422 | navigate | |
#5162 | swing | |
#5818 | canvas | |
#6165 | brush | |
#6507 | sailing | |
#6613 | drag | |
#6671 | span | |
#9767 | sail | |
#10379 | sailor | |
#11385 | voyage | |
#12312 | sweep | |
#15194 | tack | |
#15810 | rag | |
#16278 | traverse | |
#17738 | veil | |
#20931 | navigating | |
#22431 | broom | |
#27464 | tabloid | |
#30537 | sailboat | |
#31722 | shroud | |
#37220 | tangle | |
#50593 | canvass | |
#60140 | voile | |
#108433 | headscarf | |
#197145 | mainsheet | |
#278396 | embroil |
How to use SAIL in a sentence?
The fewer people set sail, the fewer die.
Unheralded American Troy Merritt:
I was hitting the ball just fine all day and then I tugged a six-iron and watched it sail into the water and make a sensational splash, i felt good over the putts and I hit some good ones that did n’t go in. It was pretty stress free for the most part.
U.S. naval forces remain vigilant and will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows while promoting rules-based international order throughout the region.
I can't see the future, but I can sail on through it!
Why cross an ocean when you can cross a river Why should we sail to Washington when we can meet right away 10 miles from here (On Middle East peace initiative)
Translations for SAIL
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- seilAfrikaans
- شراع, أبحرArabic
- yelkənAzerbaijani
- елкәнBashkir
- ветразь, парусBelarusian
- платноBulgarian
- vela, navegarCatalan, Valencian
- plavba, věž, lopatka, plachta, plout, plavit, plachtitCzech
- asgell, hwylWelsh
- sejltur, sejl, sejle, bruse, komme, flyveDanish
- Windmühlenflügel, Segel, Törn, segelnGerman
- ίστιο, πανί, άρμενο, αρμενίζω, πλέωGreek
- aspa, vela, navegarSpanish
- puriEstonian
- بادبانPersian
- siipi, purje, torni, purjehdus, uimakello, liitää, seilata, purjehtia, kiitääFinnish
- seglFaroese
- [[balade]] [[en]] [[voilier]], voile, pneumatophore, massif, flotteur, aile, [[balade]] [[en]] [[mer]], voguer, voler, faire du bateau, faire de la voile, gouvernerFrench
- seolIrish
- seòlScottish Gaelic
- vela, navegarGalician
- מפרש, שט, הפליגHebrew
- पालHindi
- vitorla, lapátHungarian
- առագաստArmenian
- navigarInterlingua
- layar, berlayarIndonesian
- segloIdo
- segl, sigling, siglaIcelandic
- vela, pala, condurre, navigare a vela, veleggiareItalian
- מפרשHebrew
- 帆, 帆走, 航海Japanese
- აფრაGeorgian
- желкенKazakh
- ក្ដោងKhmer
- 돛Korean
- желкин, парусKyrgyz
- velum, nāvigōLatin
- ໃບລົມLao
- burėLithuanian
- buraLatvian
- rerenga, rāwhara, kōmaru, rā, wharauMāori
- платноMacedonian
- layarMalay
- လင်းယဉ်Burmese
- zeil, zeiltocht, zeilenDutch
- seil, seiltur, seileNorwegian
- velaOccitan
- kiosk, żagielPolish
- vela, pá, velejarPortuguese
- vela, vel, tendaRomansh
- pânză, velă, navigaRomanian
- крыло, парус, ветрило, плыть, плыть под парусамиRussian
- bela, velaSardinian
- plòvidba, jedro, jedrenje, једро, plòviti, jèdriti, klízitiSerbo-Croatian
- plachtaSlovak
- jadro, jadratiSlovene
- velAlbanian
- segel, seglats, seglaSwedish
- shiraSwahili
- పడవ ప్రయాణం, తెరచాప, ప్రయాణమయ్యారుTelugu
- бодбонTajik
- ใบเรือThai
- ýelkenTurkmen
- yelkenTurkish
- җилкәнTatar
- вітрило, парусUkrainian
- پالUrdu
- yelkanUzbek
- buồmVietnamese
- sail, sailönVolapük
- 帆Chinese
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