sailing

About 6.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of sail
2. adjective Travelling by ship.
3. noun Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
4. noun Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
5. noun The time of departure from a port.
6. noun A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.

Similar words

seafaring navigation soaring afloat gliding glide at sea sailplaning seagoing asea

Often followed by

ships vessels from in to ship on vessel for

Word family

sailings