PLAIN SAILING

Meaning of PLAIN SAILING in English

1. Navig. sailing on waters that are free of hazards or obstructions. Cf. plane sailing .

2. an easy and unobstructed way, course, or plan: As an heir to a large fortune, he looked forward to financial plain sailing.

[ 1800-10 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PLAIN SAILING — noun Date: 1756 easy progress over an unobstructed course
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAIN SAILING — noun Etymology: alteration of plane sailing 1. : plane sailing 1 2. : effortless progress over an unobstructed course : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAIN SAILING — quiet or uneventful journey; clear course of action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAIN SAILING — Date: 1756 : easy progress over an unobstructed course
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN SAILING — Function: noun Date: 1756 : easy progress over an unobstructed course
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLAIN SAILING — ■ noun smooth and easy progress: team-building was not all ~. Origin C18: prob. a popular use of plane sailing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAIN SAILING — [plain sailing] n (1756): easy progress over an unobstructed course
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAIN SAILING — see sailing
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN SAILING — see sailing
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PLAIN SAILING — = smooth sailing
Slang English vocab
PLAIN SAILING — 1) мор. плавание по локсодромии 2) легкий, простой путь (морское) незарифленный парус легкий, простой путь - it will be all …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN SAILING — 1. = plane sail 2. лёгкий, простой путь it will be all plain sailing - всё пойдёт как по маслу …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAIN SAILING — 1) мор. плавание по локсодромии 2) легкий, простой путь
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAIN SAILING — 1. = plane sail 2. лёгкий, простой путь it will be all ~ - ≅ всё пойдёт как по маслу …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PLAIN SAILING — 1. = plane sail 2. лёгкий, простой путь it will be all plain sailing - всё пойдёт как по маслу …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN SAILING — легкий путь, простой путь, плавание по локсодромии
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAIN SAILING — легкий путь, простой путь, плавание по локсодромии
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAIN SAILING — 1) мор. плавание по локсодромии 2) легкий, простой путь
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLAIN SAILING — 1) мор. плавание по локсодромии 2) легкий, простой путь
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAIN SAILING — а> _мор. плавание по локсодромии; б> легкий, простой путь; it will be all plain sailing - все пойдет как по …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PLAIN SAILING — а. мор. плавание по локсодромии; б. легкий, простой путь; it will be all plain sailing - все пойдет как по …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PLAIN SAILING — легкий, простой путь be all plain sailing - идти как по маслу
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PLAIN SAILING — [p]см.[/p] - - sailing
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
PLAIN SAILING — см. sailing
Англо-Русский морской словарь
PLAIN SAILING — легкий, простой путь
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
PLAIN SAILING — легкий, простой путь
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
PLAIN SAILING — 1) мор. плавание по локсодромии 2) легкий, простой путь (морское) незарифленный парус легкий, простой путь - it will be all …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAILING — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the technical skill of managing a ship ; navigation , the method of determining …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAILING — or yachting Sport or pastime of racing or cruising a sailboat or yacht. A modern yacht (from a Dutch word …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAIN — I Any relatively level area of the Earth's surface that exhibits gentle slopes and small local relief (differences in elevation). …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAIN — I. ˈplān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plainen, pleynen, from Middle French plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAILING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English seiling, sailing, from gerund of seilen, sailen to sail — more at sail …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAILING — (n.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.
Английский словарь Webster
SAILING — (n.) The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind …
Английский словарь Webster
SAILING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sail
Английский словарь Webster
SAILING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Sail
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAILING — ( n. ) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAILING — ( n. ) The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAILING — /say"ling/ , n. 1. the activity of a person or thing that sails. 2. the departure of a ship from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN — plain 1 — plainly , adv. — plainness , n. /playn/ , adj., plainer, plainest , adv., n. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAILING — n. act of cruising, act of traveling on a sailboat; act of operating and navigating a sailboat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAIN — I. ˈplān intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament — more at plaint …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAILING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of sail. 2. sailing ·noun the art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique …
Webster English vocab
PLAIN — adj a field of battle. 2. plain ·adv in a plain manner; plainly. 3. plain ·superl open; clear; unencumbered; equal; …
Webster English vocab
PLAIN — [plain] vi [ME, fr. OF plaindre, fr. L plangere to lament--more at plaint] (14c) archaic: complain [2]plain n [ME, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAIN — plain BrE AmE pleɪn (= plane) ▷ plainer ˈpleɪn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ plainest ˈpleɪn ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAILING — / ˈseɪlɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the sport or activity of travelling in a boat with sails …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — / pleɪn; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( plain·er , plain·est ) 1. easy to see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAILING — sail ‧ ing /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable] the sport or activity of travelling in or directing a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAIN — I. plain 1 S2 W3 /pleɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin planus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLAIN — 1.adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
SAILING — ( sailings) 1. Sailing is the activity or sport of sailing boats. There was swimming and sailing down on the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — ( plainer, plainest, plains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A plain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAILING — (~s) 1. Sailing is the activity or sport of ~ boats. There was swimming and ~ down on the lake. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SAILING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sailing boat British English baseball/outdoors/sailing etc enthusiast ▪ a keep-fit enthusiast sailing boat sailing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a plain ring ▪ She wore a plain gold ring. flood plain plain chocolate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAILING — [noun]Sailing is the sport or activity of using boats with sails.a sailing cluba sailing dinghyShe loves sailing.A sailing is when …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAIN — n. abyssal plain Esdraelon Plain of Gangetic Plain Indo Gangetic Plain Staked Plain Nullarbor Plain Plain the Reeds Plain of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAIN — n. Function: adjective 1 free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment FF1C; just give the plain facts FF1E; Synonyms: discreet, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLAIN — adjective 1. free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment just give the plain facts Synonyms: discreet, dry, homely, inelaborate, modest, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAILING — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dinghy ( BrE ) VERB + SAILING ▪ go SAILING + NOUN ▪ club , school ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLAIN — n. 25B6; adjective it was plain that something was wrong : OBVIOUS, (crystal) clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent; discernible, perceptible, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

← PLAIN SAIL PLAIN-SAW→