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Definition of sailing
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Sailing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sai.
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Galleon
::
Galleon
(n.) A
sailing
vessel
of the 15th and
following
centuries,
often
having
three or four
decks,
and used for war or
commerce.
The term is often
rather
indiscriminately
applied
to any large
sailing
vessel..
Sailer
::
Sailer
(n.) A ship or other
vessel;
-- with
qualifying
words
descriptive
of speed or
manner
of
sailing;
as, a heavy
sailer;
a fast
sailer..
Trim
::
Trim (n.) The state of a ship or her
cargo,
ballast,
masts,
etc., by which she is well
prepared
for
sailing..
Gripe
::
Gripe (v. i.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship
which,
when
sailing
closehauled,
requires
constant
labor at the
helm..
Blanket
::
Blanket
(v. t.) To take the wind out of the sails of
(another
vessel)
by
sailing
to
windward
of her.
Race
::
Race (n.)
Hence:
The act or
process
of
running
in
competition;
a
contest
of speed in any way, as in
running,
riding,
driving,
skating,
rowing,
sailing;
in the
plural,
usually,
a
meeting
for
contests
in the
running
of
horses;
as, he
attended
the
races..
Sailing
::
Sailing
(n.) The art of
managing
a
vessel;
seamanship;
navigation;
as,
globular
sailing;
oblique
sailing..
Mistico
::
Mistico
(n.) A kind of small
sailing
vessel
used in the
Mediterranean.
It is
rigged
partly
like a
xebec,
and
partly
like a
felucca..
Proa
::
Proa (n.) A
sailing
canoe of the
Ladrone
Islands
and Malay
Archipelago,
having
its lee side flat and its
weather
side like that of an
ordinary
boat. The ends are
alike.
The canoe is long and
narrow,
and is kept from
overturning
by a
cigar-shaped
log
attached
to a frame
extending
several
feet to
windward.
It has been
called
the
flying
proa, and is the
swiftest
sailing
craft
known..
Scout
::
Scout (n.) A swift
sailing
boat.
Closehauled
::
Closehauled
(a.) Under way and
moving
as
nearly
as
possible
toward
the
direction
from which the wind
blows;
-- said of a
sailing
vessel.
Tack
::
Tack (v. t.) To
change
the
direction
of (a
vessel)
when
sailing
closehauled,
by
putting
the helm alee and
shifting
the tacks and sails so that she will
proceed
to
windward
nearly
at right
angles
to her
former
course..
Plough
::
Plough
(v. t.) To
furrow;
to make
furrows,
grooves,
or
ridges
in; to run
through,
as in
sailing..
Navigate
::
Navigate
(v. t.) To
steer,
direct,
or
manage
in
sailing;
to
conduct
(ships)
upon the water by the art or skill of
seamen;
as, to
navigate
a
ship..
Beat
::
Beat (v. i.) To make
progress
against
the wind, by
sailing
in a
zigzag
line or
traverse..
Yachting
::
Yachting
(n.)
Sailing
for
pleasure
in a
yacht.
Rove
::
Rove (v. i.)
Hence,
to
wander;
to
ramble;
to
rauge;
to go, move, or pass
without
certain
direction
in any
manner,
by
sailing,
walking,
riding,
flying,
or
otherwise..
Luff
::
Luff (n.) The act of
sailing
a ship close to the wind.
Coasting
::
Coasting
(a.)
Sailing
along or near a
coast,
or
running
between
ports along a
coast..
Boating
::
Boating
(n.) The act or
practice
of
rowing
or
sailing,
esp. as an
amusement;
carriage
in
boats..
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