sail

substantivo

1. 1

   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; […]

2. 2

   The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.

   Take in sail: a storm is coming.

3. 3

   The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.

4. 4

   A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

   Let's go for a sail.

5. 5

   antiquadoA sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

   Twenty sail were in sight.

   "[…] 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."

6. 6

   The conning tower of a submarine.

7. 7

   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.

8. 8

   A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.

9. 9

   The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.

10. 10

    A sailfish.

    We caught three sails today.

11. 11

    an outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids

12. 12

    Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.

    Like an eagle […]soaring / / To weather his broad sails.

verbo

1. 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.

2. 2

   To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.

3. 3

   To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.

4. 4

   To set sail; to begin a voyage.

   We sail for Australia tomorrow.

5. 5

   To move briskly and gracefully through the air.

   As is a winged messenger of heaven, […] / When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds, / And sails upon the bosom of the air.

   [flavor text of the card "Spirit of the Winds"] A spirit of the wind that freely sails the skies.

   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.

6. 6

   To move briskly but sedately.

   The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room.

7. 7

   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.

Formas

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