sail :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

cruise

n. an ocean trip taken for pleasure

sheet, canvas, canvass

n. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

sail

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

sail

v. travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"

sweep

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, navigate

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

voyage

n. a journey to some distant place

expedition, excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip

n. a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

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"

blow, float, drift, be adrift

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, move effortlessly

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

waft, drift, be driven

v. be carried along

swim, float, be afloat

v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

fly, wing, be airborne

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

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

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

plane, skim

v. travel on the surface of water

blow, float, drift, be adrift

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, drift, be driven

v. be carried along

whisk

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

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

breeze, move rapidly

v. to proceed quickly and easily

glide, fly a glider

v. fly in or as if in a glider plane

boat, travel on water

v. ride in a boat on water

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