2sail noun
plural sails 1 [count] : a large piece of strong cloth that is connected to a ship or boat and that is used to catch the wind that moves the ship or boat through the water
▪ Wind filled the sails and our journey had begun. ▪ raising and lowering the ship's sails — see picture at boat 2 [singular] : a trip in a ship or boat
▪ a sail to San Francisco
▪ Wind filled the sails and our journey had begun. ▪ raising and lowering the ship's sails — see picture at boat
▪ a sail to San Francisco
in full sail also at full sail
of a ship or boat : moving through the water by using all of its sails
▪ a yacht in full sail
▪ a yacht in full sail
set sail
: to begin a journey on water in a ship or boat
▪ They set sail for/from San Francisco tomorrow.
▪ They set sail for/from San Francisco tomorrow.
take the wind out of someone's sails — see 1wind
under sail
of a ship or boat : moving through the water by using sails
▪ a ship under sail
▪ a ship under sail
