verb / noun
sail
SAYL/seɪl/
A fabric surface that catches wind to drive a vessel.
Wind fills the sail and pushes the boat across the lake.
Etymology
Old English segilan described travel driven by wind acting on sails. The verb later broadened to include voyages powered by steam or other machinery, giving the more general meaning of traveling by ship.
In context
the whole idea someone paying me to sail on those boats was eye openening and lifechanging and I thought well I love building boats but I think it's a lot cooler to sail them
More examples
- The crew patches a small tear in the sail.
- We lower the sails as the wind grows stronger.
- They sail across the bay every weekend.
Forms
sail · sails · sailed · sailing
sailor noun — A person who works aboard a boat.
Similar words
- canvas
- Can name sails collectively rather than one individual sail.