sailing

Plural: sailings

Noun

• The activity or sport of traveling in a sailboat.
• the work of a sailor
• riding in a sailboat
• the departure of a vessel from a port
• the activity of flying a glider
• Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
• Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel
• the time of departure from a port
• a scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.

Verb

• traverse or travel on (a body of water)
• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
• travel on water propelled by wind
  • "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
• present participle and gerund of sail

Adj

• Travelling by ship.

Examples

• His Words With Friends game was smooth sailing after he scored a huge bingo.

Synonyms

glide, gliding, navigate, navigation, sail, sailplaning, seafaring, soaring, sweep, voyage

Anagrams of sailing