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sail en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /seɪl/
• [seɪɫ]
• [sei̯l̩] pre-l breaking
• /seɪ.əl/ pre-l breaking
• [sei̯əɫ] pre-l breaking

Etymology

From Middle English saile, sayle, seil, seyl, from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą. Cognate with West Frisian seil, Low German Segel, Dutch zeil, German Segel, Danish sejl, Swedish segel.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
   • When we haue laught to ſee the ſailes conceiue / And grow big bellied with the wanton winde; […] c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
2. (uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.
   • Take in sail: a storm is coming.
3. (uncountable) The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.
4. (countable, uncountable) A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
   • Let's go for a sail.
5. (countable, dated, qualifier:plural "sail", uncountable) A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
   • "[…] The quay is upwards of 1,000 feet in length, and capable of accommodating more than 100 sail of traders; and there are generally a considerable number of vessels of from 40 to 300 tons burden, from various parts of the world, waiting to receive their cargoes." 1945 May and June, Charles E. Lee, “The Penrhyn Railway and its Locomotives—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 142, text published 1848:
   • Twenty sail were in sight.
6. (countable, uncountable) The conning tower of a submarine.
7. (countable, uncountable) The blade of a windmill.
   • So furious had been the gusts, that high buildings in town had had the lead stripped off their roofs; and in the country, trees had been torn up, and sails of windmills carried away; and gloomy accounts had come in from the coast, of shipwreck and death. 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter XX, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 327:
8. (countable, uncountable) A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.
9. (countable, uncountable) The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
10. (countable, uncountable) A sailfish.
    • We caught three sails today.
11. (countable, uncountable) an outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids
12. (countable, uncountable) Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.
    • Like an eagle […]soaring / / To weather his broad sails. 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 42:

Forms

Deriveds

sailduck · wingsail · sailboat · sail-by · studding sail · mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails · drag sail · sail curve · sailpunk · trim one's sails · make sail · sailship · knock the wind out of someone's sails · staysail · after-sail · electric sail · mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails · drift sail · sail-fluke · photon sail · skysail · topsail · sail wagon · balloon sail · light sail · sailing · gaffsail · sailfish · sail sign · sailroom · under sail · full sail · point of sail · forestaysail · take the wind out of someone's sails · oversail · sailsman · topgallant sail · sailfin · sail fine · squaresail · sail coat · windsail · shoulder-of-mutton sail · working sail · sail-plan · sail foam · ringsail · scudding sail · moonsail · sail-yard · sailboard · saily · smoke sail · riding sail · headsail · sailray · solar sail · saillike · storm sail · sailback · sailcloth · crowd sail · sail-road · sail-like · spritsail · lugsail · crab claw sail · sail-by salute · foresail · sailyard · gaff sail · sailwear · mizzensail · set sail · sailflying · set sails · sailer · strike sail · sailyarn · mainsail · sail loft · sail vault · square sail · by sail · sailworthy

Holonyms

sailboat · watercraft

Hyponyms

mainsail · topgallant · moonsail · staysail · jib · spinnaker · skysail · spritsail · fisherman · genoa · course · headsail · extra · trysail · royal · studding · spanker · driver · crab claw · mizzen · lateen · topsail · gennaker

Meronyms

clew · leech · batten · tack · luff · bunt · roach

Relateds

W:Parts of a sail · W:Template:Sail Types

Synonyms

canvass · sail

Translations (230)

tft side (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · tt җилкән (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · da sejl (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · io seglo (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mi rerenga (a trip in a boat) · pl kiosk (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine) · tr yelken (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sv segeltur (a trip in a boat) · myv мевть (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · et puri (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · pt velejada (a trip in a boat) · ms layar (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cs plachta (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mi rā (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · uk вітри́ло (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fr balade en voilier (a trip in a boat) · cy hwyl (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · yue 帆 (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mwl bela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · is segl (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fr voile (power harnessed by sails) · gv shiaull (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ast vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · da sejltur (a trip in a boat) · hrx Sehl (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ug يەلكەن (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · nrf vaile (power harnessed by sails) · pl skrzydło (the blade of a windmill) · de Turm (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine) · ota شراع (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · el πανί (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · hy առագաստ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cs lopatka (the blade of a windmill) · lb Segel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · nog елкен (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · vo sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · dlm vaila (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · izh seili (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fr kiosque (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine) · bg крило́ (the blade of a windmill) · fr pneumatophore (floating organ of siphonophores) · xal җилк (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · es vela (paleontology: outward projection of the spine) · de Windmühlenflügel (the blade of a windmill) · sh је̏дро (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fur vele (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · hi पाल (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · th ใบ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · nb seiltur (a trip in a boat) · ur پال (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · rm vel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cs věž (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine) · gd seòl (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · uk па́рус (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · bn পাল (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · pt vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fr aile (the blade of a windmill) · sc vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · tsg layag (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fr massif (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine) · pl żagiel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sl jadro (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · lo ໃບ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mi kōmaru (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · lo ໃບລົມ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mwl bela (the blade of a windmill) · bg платно́ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · he מִפְרָשׂ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · grc ἱστίον (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · rm tenda (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ro velă (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · alt парус (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · et purjejõud (power harnessed by sails) · lv bura (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · nb seil (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ta கப்பற்பாய் (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · jv layar (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mwl ala (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fi purjehdus (a trip in a boat) · de Törn (a trip in a boat) · ota یلكن (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · tl layag (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · dsb łopatka (the blade of a windmill) · vec véla (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · msk layag (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ba елкән (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · xmf ერქემი (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cmn 風帆 /风帆 (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cy asgell (the blade of a windmill) · nl zeil (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ru па́рус (floating organ of siphonophores) · ka იალქანი (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fi selkäpurje (paleontology: outward projection of the spine) · tl layag (a trip in a boat) · sq vel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · pl śmiga (the blade of a windmill) · oc vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · it vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · za gangfung (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · kk желкен (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · te తెరచాప (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · pl pneumatofor (floating organ of siphonophores) · ady анезе (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sh jedrenje (a trip in a boat) · bg ветри́ло (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · id layar (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ru ветри́ло (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ps بادبان (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ota بادبان (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cs plavba (a trip in a boat) · pt pá (the blade of a windmill) · sc bela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fr balade en mer (a trip in a boat) · fa-ira بادْبان (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · nrf vaile (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · it pala (the blade of a windmill) · rup vel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sv seglats (a trip in a boat) · pdt Säajel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sga séol (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ky парус (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · tet laan (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mt qlugħ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · es álabe (the blade of a windmill) · is sigling (a trip in a boat) · la vēlum (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fi purje (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · it vela (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine) · ko 돛 (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · kn ಹಾಯಿ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cmn 帆 (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · tpw aoba (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sv segling (a trip in a boat) · sh jȅdro (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ka აფრა (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ar شِرَاع (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · zlw-osk žehlovať (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · de Segel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · bg ветрохо́дство (power harnessed by sails) · ca vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · km ក្ដោង (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mel layah (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · lt burė (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · izh purje (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · te పడవ ప్రయాణం (a trip in a boat) · csb żôdżel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · wmw tanga (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ill layag (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ru боева́я ру́бка (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine) · ky желкин (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ga seol (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · gl vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · yue 𢃇 (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sh plòvidba (a trip in a boat) · mn далбаа (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mk пла́тно (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mi rāwhara (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sm lā (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · xmf არფა (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mn дарвуул (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fi siipi (the blade of a windmill) · or ପାଲ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sq pëlhurë (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · es vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · tg бодбон (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · nn segl (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · et laba (the blade of a windmill) · hu vitorla (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fr voile (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · tk ýelken (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sjd порьяс (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fr flotteur (floating organ of siphonophores) · af seil (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · am የመርከብ ሸራ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · be па́рус (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · vi buồm (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ru па́рус (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ang seġl (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · el ίστιο (a trip in a boat) · akl eayag (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ru крыло́ (the blade of a windmill) · fi torni (a tower-like structure found on the topside of a submarine) · hu lapát (the blade of a windmill) · nl zeiltocht (a trip in a boat) · ja 帆 (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mk пло́видба (a trip in a boat) · stq Sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · et purjetamine (a trip in a boat) · mk е́дрење (a trip in a boat) · br gouel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mk е́дро (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · eo velo (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mba lawig (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ccc wela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cop ⲗⲁⲩⲟ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · kaw layar (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fy seil (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sk plachta (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · an vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · izh siipi (the blade of a windmill) · fi uimakello (floating organ of siphonophores) · dng фынҗонзы (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · sv segel (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mk кри́ло (the blade of a windmill) · pl pęcherz powietrzny (floating organ of siphonophores) · rm vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · az yelkən (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · mk е́дрење (power harnessed by sails) · es candonga (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · xmf არქანი (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ro pânză (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fj laca (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fj laya (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ace layeue (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · th ใบเรือ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · cy hwyl (the blade of a windmill) · be ве́тразь (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · uz yelkan (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ca aspa (the blade of a windmill) · haw lā (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · nan-hbl 篷 (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fi purjeet (power harnessed by sails) · es aspa (the blade of a windmill) · yi זעגל (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · ps بادوان (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · my လင်းယဉ် (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · gu આભેસ (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · fo segl (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) · pt crista (floating organ of siphonophores) · pms vela (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)

wikidata: Q25999

sail en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /seɪl/
• [seɪɫ]
• [sei̯l̩] pre-l breaking
• /seɪ.əl/ pre-l breaking
• [sei̯əɫ] pre-l breaking

Etymology

From Middle English sailen, saylen, seilen, seilien, from Old English seġlan, siġlan (“to sail”), from Proto-West Germanic *siglijan, from *siglijaną. Cognate with West Frisian sile, Low German seilen, Dutch zeilen, German segeln, Danish sejle, Swedish segla, Icelandic sigla.

Meanings

1. 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 steam or other power.
   • Fair ship, that from the Italian shore, ⁠Sailest the placid ocean-plains ⁠With my lost Arthur’s loved remains, Spread thy full wings, and waft him o’er. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto IX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
3. To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
4. (intransitive) To set sail; to begin a voyage.
   • We sail for Australia tomorrow.
5. To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
   • [flavor text of the card "Spirit of the Winds"] A spirit of the wind that freely sails the skies. 2002 March 20, Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories (PlayStation video game, North American version), Konami:
   • A hopeful ball from Forest right-back Brendan Moloney to the left edge of the area was met first by Ruddy but his attempted clearance rebounded off Tyson's leg and sailed in. 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, in BBC Sport:
   • As is a winged messenger of heaven, […] / When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds, / And sails upon the bosom of the air. c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
6. (intransitive) To move briskly but sedately.
   • The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room.
7. (transitive) To deal out (cards) from a distance by impelling them across a surface.
   • He would sit his hat across the room, and we would sail cards into it. 2007, Johnny Hughes, Texas Poker Wisdom, page 22:

Forms

Deriveds

sailplane · circumsail · sailcraft · oversail · parasail · sailby · sailpast · sailless · that ship has sailed · sail by · sail under false colors · outsail · sail through · sail close to the wind · sail on another board · sailmaking · asail · sail the high seas · sailor · sailable · sailage · besail · sail the Red Sea · sailmaker · daysail · that ship has already sailed · resail

Translations (111)

el πλέω (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · it condurre (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ru плыть под паруса́ми (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · he שט (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ja 帆走する (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · hu röppen (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · sl jadrati (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · sa प्लवते (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · is sigla (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fi purjehtia (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fr faire de la voile (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · la nāvigō (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · nb sveve (to move briskly but sedately) · cu плавати (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · el αρμενίζω (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · nl zeilen (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · es singlar (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · de schweben (to move briskly but sedately) · be плыць (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · da sejle (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · da komme brusende (to move briskly but sedately) · gl navegar (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · da sejle (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fr naviguer (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · hrx sehle (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · scn navigari (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · cs plout (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · arz ركب (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ga seol (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ro naviga (to move briskly but sedately) · sl jadrati (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · it navigare a vela (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · bg нося се (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · sv segla (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · de segeln (to move briskly but sedately) · ar أَبْحَرَ (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ang siġlan (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · cy hwylio (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · hu hajózik (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · pl płynąć (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · sh jèdriti (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · it veleggiare (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · pt velejar (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ro naviga (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · pl pływać (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · grc πλέω (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · et purjetama (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ru плыть (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · it veleggiare (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · es hacer velerismo (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · izh purjehtia (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · nb seile (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · pl żeglować (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · cs plavit se (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fr voguer (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · sv segla (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · gd seòl (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · es timonear (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fi seilata (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ast navegar (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · be папла́ваць (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ca navegar (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · et seilama (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · arz أبحر (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · de gleiten (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · tr açılmak (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · he הפליג (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · sh jèdriti (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · cs plachtit (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · nb sveve (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · cmn 航行 (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · lb segelen (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · sh plòviti (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · ia navigar (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · cs plout (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · et lendlema (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · izh seilata (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fi liitää (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · vo sailön (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · sh klíziti (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · cmn 行船 (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ro naviga (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fr voler (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · da flyve (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · sh plòviti (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · pt deslizar (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · da sejle (to move briskly but sedately) · vec navegar (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · nl zeilen (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · cmn 航海 (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fr faire du bateau (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · nb seile (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · be пла́ваць (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · de segeln (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · es navegar (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · es navegar a vela (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fr gouverner (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · de segeln (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · mga seólaid (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · got 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · sq velëzoj (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · nrf navidgi (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · mi wharau (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · hu száll (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) · la velificor (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · tr denize açılmak (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · ja 航海する (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · fi purjehtia (to move briskly but sedately) · ms berkelana (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) · nb seile (to move briskly but sedately) · be паплы́ць (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat)