sailing

Definitions

1. Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
   countable, uncountable
2. present participle and gerund of sail
3. Travelling by ship
4. Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
   countable, uncountable
5. Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
6. The time of departure from a port.
   countable, uncountable
7. Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel
8. A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.
   countable
9. The time of departure from a port

Equivalents

Examples

“New ships were built to the order⟳ of the Great Eastern Railway, and the service frequency increased, until March⟳ 1879, saw⟳ a sailing every weekday to Rotterdam, and a thrice-weekly service to Antwerp.”

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