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

/ ˈseɪlɪŋ /

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

Other Words From

• well-sailing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailing¹

before 900; Middle English seiling, Old English seglung. See sail, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Parent company Carnival was accused of downplaying the number of people taken ill during the sailing, claiming fewer than 1% of those onboard had reported symptoms.

From BBC

It won’t always be smooth sailing for Trump in Congress, however, as our correspondent Gary O’Donoghue explains here.

From BBC

The events would include handball, rowing, water polo, sailing and triathlon, among others.

From Los Angeles Times

Nicola's hobbies include sailing, paddleboarding and travelling, her next trip is to Hong Kong.

From BBC

Catamarans consist of two parallel hulls connected by a single deck, and range from lightweight boats used in Olympic sailing, to huge passenger ferries.

From BBC

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