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sail

n. any structure that resembles a sail

cruise, sail

n. an ocean trip taken for pleasure

sail

v. traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

sail

v. travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"

sweep, sail

v. 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"

voyage, sail, navigate

v. travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

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voyage

n. a journey to some distant place

junket

n. a trip taken by an official at public expense

flight

n. a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"

passage, transit

n. a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"

trip

n. a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"

float, drift, be adrift, blow

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

glide

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

waft

v. be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"

swim

v. move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"

fly, wing

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

plane, skim

v. travel on the surface of water

float, drift, be adrift, blow

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

waft

v. be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"

whisk

v. move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"

pull

v. operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"

breeze

v. to proceed quickly and easily

glide

v. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

boat

v. ride in a boat on water

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