zeilen — meaning in English

English meaning

• sail noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
• sailing noun The activity or sport of traveling across water in a wind-powered boat.

Senses

zeilen is used for these senses in English:

• sailing Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise

sail — full definition

1. noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
2. verb To travel across water using wind power or, more generally, by boat or ship.
3. verb To move smoothly and effortlessly through the air or through a situation.

sailing — full definition

1. noun The activity or sport of traveling across water in a wind-powered boat.
2. noun A scheduled departure or voyage of a ship or ferry.

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