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sailing

Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/

The English word “sailing” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Travelling by ship.

noun

  1. Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
  2. Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
  3. The time of departure from a port.
  4. A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.

Etymology

From Middle English saylinge, seilinge, variants of sailende, seilende; equivalent to sail + -ing. Cognate with Dutch zeilend (“sailing”).

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