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sail   (TTS Sound)

The noun sail has 3 senses

• sail, canvas, canvass, sheet -- (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)


• cruise, sail -- (an ocean trip taken for pleasure)


• sail -- (any structure that resembles a sail)

The verb sail has 4 senses

• sail -- (traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone")


• sweep, sail -- (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")


• sail -- (travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on")


• voyage, sail, navigate -- (travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow")