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sailing

[ sey-ling ]

noun

  1. the activity of a person or thing that sails.
  2. the departure of a ship from port:

    The cruise line offers sailings every other day.

  3. Navigation. any of various methods for determining courses and distances by means of charts or with reference to longitudes and latitudes, rhumb lines, great circles, etc.


sailing

/ ˈ²õ±ðɪ±ôɪŋ /

noun

  1. the practice, art, or technique of sailing a vessel
  2. a method of navigating a vessel

    rhumb-line sailing

  3. an instance of a vessel's leaving a port

    scheduled for a midnight sailing

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-²õ²¹¾±±ôi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sailing1

before 900; Middle English seiling, Old English seglung. See sail, -ing 1
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“I anticipated driving my car for quite some time, sailing through the tariffs, but now I’m faced smack up against them.â€

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Even with the tech in its current, more limited state, it hasn't all been smooth sailing though.

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Despite the rapid rise, it hasn't all been plain sailing for the young full-back.

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During his trial, Burrows told the court he had fled to Thailand because he wanted to go sailing and had not carried out the offences.

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It was not all plain sailing in the first half against Scotland as a disallowed try prevented the visitors from leading at half-time.

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