What is another word for sail?
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, 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, 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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SAIL
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #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?
We had swirling winds and head winds, which really affect you in the pole vault because your pole is pretty much like a sail.
These missions are designed to maintain readiness and demonstrate our commitment to fly, sail and operate anywhere allowed under international law.
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.
Our job is to remind friends and foes alike that the U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy to ever sail the seven seas, and it must stay that way.
We expect batteries to be an important part of shipping in the years to come, but of course we don't expect our ships to be able to operate only on batteries, because the ship can sail up to 18-20 days in areas where there are no charging points.
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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