English Dictionary

sail

/seɪl/

noun

(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

The sail of the boat was torn in the storm.

意味（1）

(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

When we haue laught to ſee the ſailes conceiue / And grow big bellied with the wanton winde; […]

意味（2）

(nautical, uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.

Take in sail: a storm is coming.

意味（3）

(uncountable) The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.

意味（4）

A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

Let's go for a sail.

意味（5）

(dated, plural "sail") A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

Twenty sail were in sight.

意味（6）

(nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.

意味（7）

The blade of a windmill.

意味（8）

A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.

意味（9）

The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.

意味（10）

(fishing) A sailfish.

We caught three sails today.

意味（11）

(paleontology) an outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids

意味（12）

Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.

Like an eagle […]soaring / / To weather his broad sails.