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Adjective sailing has 1 sense

at sea, sailing - traveling by boat or ship
Antonym: aground (indirect, via sunken, afloat)
Antonyms: sunken, submerged (indirect, via afloat, aground)

Noun sailing has 4 senses

seafaring, navigation, sailing - the work of a sailor
--₁ is a kind of employment, work
--₁ has parts: steering, steerage
--₁ has particulars: cabotage
sailing - riding in a sailboat
--₂ is a kind of water travel, seafaring
--₂ has particulars: luff; beat; tack
Derived form: verb sail₃
sailing - the departure of a vessel from a port
--₃ is a kind of departure, going, going away, leaving
glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing - the activity of flying a glider
--₄ is a kind of flight, flying
--₄ has particulars: hang gliding; parasailing

Verb sail has 4 senses

sail - traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
--₁ is one way to travel, journey

Derived forms: noun sail₂, noun sail₁, noun sailor₂, noun sailor₁
Sample sentences:
They sail the river
They sail down the river
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"
--₂ is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
sail - travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
--₃ is one way to boat

Derived forms: noun sail₂, noun sail₁, noun sailing₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
voyage, sail, navigate - travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
--₄ is one way to travel, journey

Derived form: noun sail₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP