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1.NounA piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
2.NounThe concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance."Take in sail: a storm is coming."
3.NounThe power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.
4.NounA trip in a boat, especially a sailboat."Let's go for a sail."
5.NounA sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft."Twenty sail were in sight."
6.NounThe conning tower of a submarine.
7.NounThe blade of a windmill.
8.NounA tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.
9.NounThe floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
10.NounA sailfish."We caught three sails today."
11.Nounan outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids
12.NounAnything resembling a sail, such as a wing.
13.VerbTo be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.
14.VerbTo move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
15.VerbTo ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
16.VerbTo set sail; to begin a voyage."We sail for Australia tomorrow."
17.VerbTo move briskly and gracefully through the air.
18.VerbTo move briskly but sedately."The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room."
19.VerbTo deal out (cards) from a distance by impelling them across a surface.