Phrase Hound found 28 phrases and 11 compound words that contain sailing. The most common are listed below. Open sailing in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 28
- sailing shipA ship with masts and sails, powered by the wind.
- smooth sailingUsed to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems.
- plane sailingA technique for navigation using the assumption that the journey occurs over a plane or flat surface rather than the actual curved surface of the Earth, which is sufficiently accurate over short distances.
- sailing vesselA boat or ship powered by wind in its sails; a sailboat or sailing ship.
- land sailingA sport in which one drives a lightweight vehicle powered by a large sail.
- clear sailingA situation where one can proceed with no serious problems.
- plain sailingThe navigation of waters free from hazards or unfavourable winds.
- sailing boatsailboat
- sailing boatsplural of sailing boat: sailboat
- sailing shipsplural of sailing ship: A ship with masts and sails, powered by the wind.
- sailing vesselsplural of sailing vessel: A boat or ship powered by wind in its sails; a sailboat or sailing ship.
- stadium sailingA type of sport sail yachting close to the shore in an in-shore environment with tight courses, with shore-based fan stands comprising the "stadium". (Olympic sailing events typically are stadium sailing events. All Extreme Sailing Series …
- sailing yachtA leisure craft that uses sails as its primary means of propulsion.
- sailing yachtsplural of sailing yacht: A leisure craft that uses sails as its primary means of propulsion.
- sailing dinghya small sailboat with a single mast, especially one used for recreation
- sailing dinghiesplural of sailing dinghy: a small sailboat with a single mast, especially one used for recreation
- sailing throughpresent participle and gerund of sail through
- sailing-iceLoose masses of ice on the surface of the ocean; pack ice through which a vessel can navigate.
- oblique sailingThe movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian.
- Thames sailing bargeA kind of commercial sailboat, a flat-bottomed barge with a shallow draught and leeboards, once common on the River Thames in London, England.
- Thames sailing bargesplural of Thames sailing barge: A kind of commercial sailboat, a flat-bottomed barge with a shallow draught and leeboards, once common on the River Thames in London, England.
- traverse sailingSailing by compound courses; the method or process of finding the resulting course and distance from a series of different shorter courses and distances actually passed over by a ship.
- sailing the Red Seapresent participle and gerund of sail the Red Sea
- sailing under false colorspresent participle and gerund of sail under false colors
- sailing close to the windpresent participle and gerund of sail close to the wind
Compound words 11
- nonsailingThat does not sail.
- starsailingTravel through space on a spaceship or spacecraft.
- boardsailingwindsurfing
- daysailingA brief sailing excursion for pleasure conducted within a single day. It may include sightseeing, picnics, practice of maneuvers, etc.
- sailinglyWith a sailing motion.
- parasailingA recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail.
- wassailingThe act of performing a wassail.
- circumsailingpresent participle and gerund of circumsail
- outsailingpresent participle and gerund of outsail
- oversailingpresent participle and gerund of oversail