Sail

/seɪl/

Synonyms for "sail" (220 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Noun(12 words)

canvas cruise boats canvass coasts cruises cruising depart elapse embark expedition fabric

aeroplane airlift airplane balloonballoon sailbattenbe airbornebe effortlessbe painlessboat boltrope breeze canoe canvascarry sailcircumnavigate clew cloth coast course

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cringle cross crossingcrowd of sailcruise dart drift earing embark excursion

Verb(2 words)

breezed cruised

Strong matches (66)

ferry fleet flit float flow flyfly-by-nightflying kitesfootfore gaff-topsailfore topgallant sailfore-and-aft sailfore-skysailfore-topmast staysailfore-topsail foreroyal foresail forestaysail galleyget under way

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ghostgive no troubleglide glissadego by shipgo easilygo like clockworkgo off soundingsgo on shipboardgo to seahave way uponhead hop hover hydroplaneice skateice-skate jenny jet jib jigger leech legleg-of-mutton sailloose-footed sailluff lugmain gaff-topsailmain royalmain skysailmain-royal staysailmain-topsail mainsailmake a passagemizzenmizzen skysailmizzen staysailmizzen-royal staysailmizzen-topgallant sailmoonraker moonsail motorboat muslin navigate

Noun(2 words)

fly navigate

Related words (110)

Verb(7 words)

navigate sailed sweep voyage voyaged windsurfs yachted

ocean tripparachute spinnakerpassage pilotplain sailplaneplow the deepplypresent no difficultiespress of sailpush offput offput to searagreduced sailreefreef pointreefed sailrideride the sea

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rollroller skateroller-skate row royal runrun smoothlysail awaysail roundsail the seasailboatsailing boatsailing cruisersailing shipsailing vesselsailplane scud scullsea tripseafare seaplaneset sailshakedown cruiseshootshove offsideslip skate skateboard ski skid skim skyscraper sled sleigh slide slip slither soar spanker spinnaker spitfiresquare sailstaysail steam steamboat steerstern staysailstorm trysailsweeptake a voyagetake the airtake wingtall shiptoboggan topsail traverse trysail volplane voyage waftwalk the waterswindboat windjammer windship wingwork wellyacht

Noun(16 words)

paragliding pass ply sailcloth sailing sheet skiffs sloops start textile tides trip voyage voyages yachting yachts

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More general

20 entries

begin boat construction fabricinitiate voyagejourney material movemove by waternavigationocean trippiece of clothpiece of materialstructuretemporal progression

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More specific

14 entries

coastal sailingcruiseelapsed timeembarkation expeditiongaff sailjib mainsailoffshore voyageport departuresea crossingspinnakertime intervalvoyage

Collocations

12 entries

gaff sailjib mainsailsail acrosssail alongsail awaysail intosail plansail the seassailclothset sailspinnaker

Inflections

3 entries

sailed sailing sails

Derivations

7 entries

sailable sailboat sailcloth sailing sailingly sailmaker sailor

similar

2 entries

brush sweep

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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The sail tightened in the strong wind.

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We began to sail in the direction of the port.

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Sail along the coast.

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Clouds sail across the sky.

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