sailing
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sailing¹
- /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English saylinge, seilinge, variants of sailende, seilende; equivalent to sail + -ing. Cognate with Dutch zeilend (“sailing”).
verb
- present participle and gerund of sail
adjective
- Travelling by ship.
sailing²
- /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English seyling, sayling, from Old English seġling, seġlung (“sailing”), from Proto-West Germanic *siglingu, *seglungu, from Proto-Germanic *siglingō (“sailing”); equivalent to sail + -ing. Cognate with Middle Low German sēgelinge (“sailing”), Swedish segling (“sailing”), Icelandic sigling (“sailing”).
noun sailings
- Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
- Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
- The time of departure from a port.
- A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship. 'Then I should like a full list of the warships in Pentland Harbour, recent sailings, and those expected, please. The "Navy List" I suppose you have here?'
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: seafaring, navigation, soaring, afloat, gliding, glide, at sea, sailplaning, seagoing, asea, ship, nautical, vessel, voyage, sailboat, yachting
Translations
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noun motion across water
| Español | navegación, navegación a vela, velerismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 항해 hanghae |
| 日本語 | 帆走 hansō |
| 中文 | 航行 hángxíng |
| Português | navegação, vela |
| Français | navigation la voile, navigation à voile |
| Deutsch | Segeln |
| Italiano | navigazione |
| Ελληνικά | ιστιοπλοΐα istioploḯa |
| Русский | па́русный спорт párusnyj sport |
| العربية | إِبْحَار ʔibḥār |
| עברית | שֵׁיט מִפְרָשִׂים sheit mifrasim |
noun skill to operate a vessel
| Español | náutica |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ιστιοπλοΐα istioploḯa |
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title = {sailing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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