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Meaning of sailing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
/ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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