"sailing" in the noun sense
1. seafaring, navigation, sailing
the work of a sailor
2. sailing
riding in a sailboat
3. sailing
the departure of a vessel from a port
4. glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing
the activity of flying a glider
"sailing" in the verb sense
1. sail
traverse or travel on (a body of water
"We sailed the Atlantic"
"He sailed the Pacific all alone"
2. sweep, sail
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"
"Shreds of paper sailed through the air"
"The searchlights swept across the sky"
3. sail
travel on water propelled by wind
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
"the ship sails on"
4. voyage, sail, navigate
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
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