Synonyms for Sail
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1. 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, cruise

2. cruise, sailnoun

   an ocean trip taken for pleasure

   Synonyms:
   sheet, canvass, sail, canvas, cruise

3. sailverb

   any structure that resembles a sail

   Synonyms:
   sheet, canvass, canvas, cruise

4. sailverb

   traverse or travel on (a body of water)

   "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

   Synonyms:
   sweep, voyage, navigate

5. 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, broom

6. sailverb

   travel on water propelled by wind

   "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"

   Synonyms:
   sweep, voyage, navigate

7. voyage, sail, navigateverb

   travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

   "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

   Synonyms:
   pilot, sweep, sail, voyage, navigate

Matched Categories

1. • Boat
   • Journey
   • Move
   • Navigation
   • Ocean Trip
   • Travel

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1. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   make sail, put to sea, get under way, set sail

2. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   plough the deep, plough the waves

3. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   navigate

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1. sailnoun

   Synonyms:
   sailing, cruise, embarkation

2. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   navigate, cruise, embark

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1. List of paraphrases for "sail":

   veil, sailing, voile, sailor, navigate, headscarf, sailboat, navigating

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1. James Macleod:

   But you can't sail a sailing boat tomorrow, unless you've got access to one, or ride a horse or ski down a mountain. And there's factors in that that are socio-economic, that are political, that are climate driven, and that's not something that us at The IOC are going to change.

2. General Lori Robinson:

   We would encourage anybody in the region and around the world to fly and sail in international air space in accordance with international rules and norms.

3. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Dare to believe. Dare to live. Dare to act. Dare to fact. Dare to sail. Dare to fail. Dare to give. Dare to forgive.

4. Justin Gatlin:

   I have cut that emotional rope off and let that ship sail.

5. Rick Dorsey:

   We must continue challenging them wherever they are and knowing where they are, we can no longer take for granted that we can sail with impunity in all of the oceans.