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sails

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A 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.

Examples :

"The sailboat used its sails to catch the wind and move across the lake. "

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(nautical,uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.

Examples :

"Take in sail: a storm is coming."

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The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.

Examples :

"The small sailboat used only sails to cross the lake, enjoying the power of the wind. "

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A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

Examples :

"We are planning some sails on the lake this summer. "

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(plural "sail") A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

Examples :

"Twenty sail were in sight."

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The blade of a windmill.

Examples :

"The old windmill's sails spun slowly in the gentle breeze, grinding wheat into flour. "

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A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.

Examples :

"The submarine's sails broke the surface of the water as it began to ascend. "

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The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.

Examples :

"The Portuguese man-of-war uses its blue, gas-filled sails to drift across the ocean surface. "

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Examples :

"We caught three sails today."

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An outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids

Examples :

"The paleontology textbook showed a Spinosaurus, emphasizing the enormous sails on its back, formed by the elongated spines of its vertebrae. "

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Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.

Examples :

"The hawk spread its broad wings, their brown feathers acting as powerful sails to catch the wind. "

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verb

To 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.

Examples :

"The small sailboat sails across the lake every afternoon when the wind picks up. "

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verb

To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.

Examples :

"The ducks sail gracefully across the pond. "

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To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.

Examples :

"We sail on the lake every summer. "

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verb

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

Examples :

"We sail for Australia tomorrow."

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To move briskly and gracefully through the air.

Examples :

"The kite sails through the air on a windy day. "

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To move briskly.

Examples :

"The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room."

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