SAILING


Meaning of SAILING in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English seiling, sailing, from gerund of seilen, sailen to sail — more at sail

1.

a. : the technical skill of managing a ship ; especially : the skill of directing a ship to a given place according to the rules of navigation : navigation

b. : the method of determining the course to be followed, the direction and distance to be sailed to reach a given point, and the position of a ship from dead reckoning

2.

a.

(1) : the sport or pastime of navigating or riding in a sailboat

(2) : the conditions under which one may sail

the sailing was excellent last month

b. : a trip or voyage in a ship

make a fast sailing

c. : a departure from a port ; especially : a scheduled departure of a liner

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