Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)sail, canvas, canvass, sheeta large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel (n)sailany structure that resembles a sail Verbs
(v)sailtraverse or travel on (a body of water)“We sailed the Atlantic”,
“He sailed the Pacific all alone” (v)sweep, sailmove with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions“The diva swept into the room”,
“Shreds of paper sailed through the air”,
“The searchlights swept across the sky” (v)sailtravel on water propelled by wind“I love sailing, especially on the open sea”,
“the ship sails on” (v)voyage, sail, navigatetravel on water propelled by wind or by other means“The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow”