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An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the
wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the
water. |
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Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail. |
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A wing; a van. |
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The extended surface of the arm of a windmill. |
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A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. |
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A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon
the water. |
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To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon
sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the
action of steam or other power. |
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To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a
water fowl. |
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To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as,
they sailed from London to Canton. |
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To set sail; to begin a voyage. |
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To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air
without apparent exertion, as a bird. |
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To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails;
hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other
force. |
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To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through. |
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To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to
sail one's own ship. |