plural of drift sail

plural of storm sail

plural of scudding sail

plural of riding sail

(obsolete, nautical, idiomatic) To deceive or intentionally mystify.

Alternative form of that ship has sailed

plural of shoulder-of-mutton sail

(nautical) To adjust a ship's sails to make the best of wind conditions.

(idiomatic) To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue; to thwart or minimize someone's ambitions.

Alternative form of take the wind out of someone's sails