What is the meaning of sail?

Answer 1

An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water., Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail., A wing; a van., The extended surface of the arm of a windmill., A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft., A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water., To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power., To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl., To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton., To set sail; to begin a voyage., To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird., To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force., To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through., To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.