I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a ball flies/sails
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The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the net.
a sailing boat British English
baseball/outdoors/sailing etc enthusiast
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a keep-fit enthusiast
sail a boat
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They’re sailing a boat down the coast of Portugal.
sail though an exam (= pass it easily )
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Don’t worry - I'm sure you’ll sail through all your exams.
sailing boat
sailing ship
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
boat
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The boat would then sail in a circle, dragging the net, until it returned to the point of departure.
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We would learn about boats and sailing , about boat charters and the travel business.
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She liked the video vessel very much but she adores her real sailing boat .
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A woman had also seen a man in a boat sailing away from the beach.
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I like the sounds of a boat sailing at night.
dinghy
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Direction is controlled by the tiller which moves the rudder, while the centreboard keeps the dinghy sailing forwards rather than sideways.
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However, competent windsurfers do have the chance to join dinghy groups when they sail away to other beaches.
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Day cruises are in more stable dinghies , sailing in company for safety.
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It's also good for families with varying interests, though the dinghies do sail from a beach about 1200 metres away.
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That's if you're on a dinghy sailing course.
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The cost is £186 for a week long dinghy sailing course and £285 for a yacht cruising course.
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For two weeks of Wayfarer sailing you should join our dinghy sailing holiday, p21.
sea
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There is no way Dona could have left her married life and children behind to sail the seas with pirate lover.
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But think of me tonight when I sail across the sea .
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Cruise ships, already sailing the seas of the Mesoamerican Reef more than ever before, are gaining in size and frequency.
ship
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I stood back and she went past me like a ship sailing into war.
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They beg Ahab to turn the ship about and sail homeward.
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In particular, on days of ill-omen ships could not set sail .
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He did not come back, and finally the ship had to sail without him.
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Cruise ships , already sailing the seas of the Mesoamerican Reef more than ever before, are gaining in size and frequency.
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The sea belongs to the Christians, and our ships sail there only at enormous risk.
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The ship was sailing into the harbour now.
waters
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Not only has it been sailing in calm coastal waters , but it also has one of your sea-marshals on board.
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Clearly the 49ers are sailing in uncharted waters .
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Meanwhile his passion for sailing was developing by cruising and sailing on the inland waters of the Thames.
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The United States insists it has the right to sail through the international waters of the strait.
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Two of us have chosen to sail in the calmer waters of librarianship.
world
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Just 33 years ago to sail solo round the world was a very different kind of deal.
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Yachtsmen, too, after sailing around the world with only the wind as a companion.
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Learning to sail and seeing the world will be wonderful.
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Perhaps he had already formed a notion of sailing alone round the world .
yacht
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Newall, 27, was arrested by a Royal Navy frigate sailing his yacht off Casablanca.
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The veterinarians must be sailing in yachts , surely.
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Windsurfers on the plane Nor is this like sailing a yacht !
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be plain sailing
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Get the mitres right and the rest is plain sailing.
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I recognized that all would not be plain sailing.
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In any event, it will not be plain sailing.
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Roderick Conway Morris says it's not going to be plain sailing.
take the wind out of sb's sails
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Last night's defeat has taken some of the wind out of the team's sails.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He sailed from Southampton on May 6th.
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I just want to quit my job and sail the South Pacific.
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Jeff ducked as the ball sailed past his head.
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She sailed by without looking at him.
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The Pequod sailed toward the island.
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The ship sailed at dusk.
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There was a picture of Dick sailing his boat in the Caribbean.
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We'll sail from Miami to Nassau.
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We sail first thing in the morning
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Are you capable of sailing in the prevailing conditions?
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Clearly the 49ers are sailing in uncharted waters.
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He could sail this water drunk and blindfolded.
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I sail past a little development of off-the-shelf ranch homes.
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I sail up the hill and along Hyde Hill Lane as if I were a balloon.
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We had crossed over to Mykines early in the day, sailing down the long fiord from the village of Sørvágur.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
full
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Galleons, I believe ... yes, galleons in full sail ... on the hanging bits.
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Like a galleon in full sail , she first hove into view during the early 1970s.
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But there's quite a few both with engines and a full set of sails .
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The great wooden chalet creaked and resonated like a galleon in full sail .
■ VERB
hoist
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And King Bucar and they who escaped with him hoisted sails and went their way, and never more turned their heads.
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But the captain mocked him for a silly fool and bade the crew hasten to hoist the sail .
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Then, before hoisting the sail , I trundled the wheelbarrow on to the road.
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We would push out the boat, hoist the sail and visit the lobster pots and conger lines.
lower
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It only needed two men working in unison to raise and lower the junk sails to suit the wind strength.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A further use of carbon rod is for sail battens to control flutter, or to improve sail shape.
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For these boats a sail which allows them to compete more evenly under handicap rules has obvious advantages.
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From 1874 upon the sail was emblazoned the rampant white horse of Kent.
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Heroism of a different order was on the menu of three of the greatest Casanovas of the age of sail .
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It was like a captain blowing against his own limp sails.
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Several would-be sailors scoffed at the idea of a race until they actually set sail .
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Then it occurs to us that we could raise the sails to increase our visibility.
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What's the launch schedule of the test solar sail and how long will it stay in orbit?